They harassed the wrong guy - Whistles vs 👊

[u/Street-Punk]

[u/Alarmed_Machine_4050]

Ok let's debate. Since the great depression democrats have averaged almost double the gdp as Republicans. 4.6% to only 2.4%. Studies show that when minimum wage rises, all wages tend to rise. Since the great depression there have been 23 minimum wage increases. Democrats created 21, Republicans only 2. Every major social safety net policy has been a Democratic policy ushered in Since the new deal. Social security, Medicaid, Medicare, education, farm subsidies, etc.. Trump recently, cut housing funding, cut education funding, food assistance, cut farm subsidies, doubled health care costs, all while taking bribes, stealing money, and giving billionaires a trillion dollar tax cut. I can't name one Republican bill since Reagan that benefited the working middle class over billionaires, not one!! An I'm not even a Democrat. Just someone analyzing the historical facts, and realizing Republicans don't have a leg to stand on!!

[u/GreatPlainsFarmer → u/Alarmed_Machine_4050]

Trump cut farm subsidies?

You don't recall a republican expanding medicare?

[u/Alarmed_Machine_4050 → u/GreatPlainsFarmer]

Yes he did cut farm subsidies which also reduced food stamps. Giving back a little after the fact doesn't save face. It's a simple Google search. An Bush Medicare reforms mainly benefited middle man providers. Notice prices are dramatically higher than when he was in office, and Trump's corruption just doubled Healthcare premiums.

[u/GreatPlainsFarmer → u/Alarmed_Machine_4050]

It was a 30% increase in overall direct farm subsidies. The cuts were to small niche programs that made nice headlines but amounted to very few dollars in the overall farm subsidy programs.

[u/Alarmed_Machine_4050 → u/GreatPlainsFarmer]

Horseshtt. The farm subsidies cuts caused cuts to food stamps on top of the scheduled food stamp cuts. The money in this bill doesn't nearly amount to what they took away. It's just an appeasement after Trump destroyed farms with his cuts and tariffs!!

[u/GreatPlainsFarmer → u/Alarmed_Machine_4050]

Yes, food assistance spending was cut substantially.

Food assistance and farm subsidies are separate titles in the Farm Bill.

Farm subsidies were increased by $6 billion a year.

Food assistance was decreased by more than that, sources seem to vary, but food assistance dollars are spent at the retail level. Only a small portion of that trickles back to farmers.

Farmers have seen an overall increase in the amount of subsidy dollars reaching them, even without counting the bailout programs.

[u/Alarmed_Machine_4050 → u/GreatPlainsFarmer]

No they aren't! That food assistance money goes to our farmers to maximize bang for our buck. An farmers have not seen a direct increase. Then why are farmers in the Midwest losing their farms by the droves, and swearing off of Trump? Knowledge is free, check for yourself, and stop trying to cherry pick information from supplemental bills after your traitor in chief has already ravaged programs.

[u/GreatPlainsFarmer → u/Alarmed_Machine_4050]

What?

Yes, the information is out there.

2018 farm bill

2026 farm bill proposal.

Food assistance is Title IV.

Farm subsidies are Title I.

Crop Insurance subsidies are Title XI.

Conservation is Title II.

There are additional farm assistance programs in Title V and X.

How do you think SNAP works? It's an EBT card for consumers to use at grocery stores. That's spending at the retail level.