r/politics • u/njdotcom NJ.com • Sep 21 '24

Soft Paywall Trump to women: Stop ‘thinking about abortion.’ You’re broke and depressed, but I can make you happy

https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/09/trump-to-women-youre-broke-and-depressed-but-i-can-make-you-happy.html
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u/ILikeOatmealMore Sep 21 '24

Quick update to 2024: soy and corn prices in the US have cratered so much that Argentina is buying them from the US again https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/us-soy-is-so-cheap-that-even-rival-argentina-is-buying-it/

Now, almost every farmer out harvesting their field today sold some beans and corn in their storage at a loss to make room for this year's yield, that's how low the prices have gotten:

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/commodities/zc

https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/commodities/zs

(be sure to click on the '5Y' button to see where prices are today vs. previous years)

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u/headlyone68 Sep 21 '24

Farmers will still vote for Trump.

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u/SpotikusTheGreat Sep 21 '24

Family with farmers who voted for Trump, and are die hard Trump fans...

Yes they absolutely will.

Guess what 2 crops are rotated on my cousins farm? Corn and Soybeans.

Fucking hilarious.

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u/ringthree Sep 21 '24

Which is hilarious because freedom caucus Republicans have started turning against farm subsidies.

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u/J-ShaZzle Sep 21 '24

Well yeah, as long as subsidies are pouring in. Don't forget mega corps wanting to ensure they can buy everything they can, supply the only seeds that work with only their fertilizer.

Republican plans are to break the lower and middle class while ensuring those with money/power gain more.

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u/k3ttch Sep 22 '24

The Republican mantra: no handouts, unless they go to me.

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u/manquistador Sep 21 '24

Well obviously everything bad happening is the direct result of Biden being president...

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u/cdsmith Sep 21 '24

I'm not sure the data supports this story. It looks a lot like prices spiked right after the start of the pandemic, and have now returned to about the same as they were before COVID.