Trade war pinches farmers again, Leading to $12 billion bailout

All Things Nebraska

So much for cutting federal spending.

Just recently, President Trump announced a new $12 billion payout to American farmers.

It’s not a reward for great work – farmers produced another record crop this year.

No, it’s a bailout for a failed tariff war with China, that largest customer for our agricultural crops. President Trump loves tariffs, no doubt about that, despite the fact that when you place a…