Summary

Michigan farmer Rebecca Carlson, a longtime Trump supporter, faces bankruptcy as Trump’s funding freezes stall a $400,000 USDA grant for hiring temporary workers.

Carlson, who hoped Trump’s second term would revive her struggling cherry farm, already spent $200,000 preparing for labor under the H-2A visa program.

With funding halted, she risks losing $200,000 more and can’t move forward with critical hires.

Trump’s new tariffs and immigration crackdowns threaten agriculture costs and labor availability, leaving farmers uncertain and frustrated with unmet promises.

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[–] 104 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

but I assume this is a face-eating leopard farm

In sooo many ways.

  • Voted for leopard, leopard's tariffs are screwing her over
  • Was awarded a $400,000 grant (under Biden) but now that's frozen, can't get reimbursed.
  • Can't hire H-2A visa workers.
  • "Nobody wants to work anymore" attitude
  • Complaining she had to spend $200,000 of her own money to renovate her house. Claims it's a business expense.
  • Can't use taxpayer money to pay her staff and can't stay afloat without government subsidies she would likely deny anyone else.

The usual "I got mine" attitude and subsequent whining when the consequences of their own actions finally affects them personally.

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  • [–] 37 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    Did any Trump voters except billionaire Nazis pay attention to what they were voting for? Or was "he's a racist white man who will hurt minorities" actually all they knew and cared about?

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  • [–] 28 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Trump is a vibe. Most elections are determined on vibes. Less educated white folk feel he's their guy. It doesn't matter that his stated policies will fuck them. They feel like he'll look out for their interests and that's really all it takes. Galvanizing this demogtaphic is how he won both the 2016 and 2024 elections.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    There were a considerable number of voters who voted for Trump because he wasn't actively participating in GeNoCiDe. Many of them post here.

    I hope they're allowed to stay in the country now, since I wouldn't count on citizenship status keeping those people from getting sent to Gitmo (or El Salvador)

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I had the impression those people were mainly advocating for not voting, or voting third party.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Right, and each one of those people also contributed to his victory, and the shitshow that is happening right now.

    I at least have some sympathy for the third-party voters. It's not their fault that expressing their opinion is meaningless because of how our elections are structured. But anyone who stayed home was effectively half a vote for Trump, and bear part of the blame for enabling his behavior.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yeah, the nobody wants to work bullshit sticks out here particularly to me.

    Imagine doing backbreaking labor and you come home to not afford a damn thing. There's no way they don't see how expensive it is just to exist, but then snub their fellow Americans who are also trying to put food on the table.

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