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Timeflyer

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4. Smells like convoluted Ponzi scheme.

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Thu Mar 6, 2025, 08:40 AM

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U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts says Trump likely to seek compensation for farmers harmed by tariffs [View all] Omaha Steve Mar 2025 OP

Taxpayers pay to ruin the farmers, then pay again to save them. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #1

That's exactly what I am posting about - he's double killing us - on purpose & for his own profit. lark Mar 2025 #9

Everything is done for his personal financial profit and his sadism. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #12

But hey, we're saving money! Prof. Toru Tanaka Mar 2025 #14

Farmers don't care that taxpayers are being scammed to pay for their bribes. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #15

Nebraska will always vote red synni Mar 2025 #28

Hell...if this happens it would be like three subsidy checks per month. No doubt still getting the one Bengus81 Mar 2025 #33

Tax payers paying for Trump crimes. NotHardly Mar 2025 #36

We pay Trump to commit crimes and ruin the country. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #37

Fuk them with a chrome plated Chinese chainsaw UpInArms Mar 2025 #2

Can they ever stop lying?.................. Lovie777 Mar 2025 #3

Smells like convoluted Ponzi scheme. Timeflyer Mar 2025 #4

Funded by The Heritage Foundation wolfie001 Mar 2025 #5

So we have snowybirdie Mar 2025 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author snowybirdie Mar 2025 #7

Shall we speak.of government waste? Of creating a massive problem so it can be sinkingfeeling Mar 2025 #8

Why are our co-equal branches of government allowing them to loot all our money? travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #10

I've never seen stupider moves Marthe48 Mar 2025 #11

"WHY DID BIDEN MAKE ME SMASH IT?!?!?!?" durablend Mar 2025 #13

Tariffs are a consumption tax BlueHurricane Mar 2025 #16

Hey Pete - how about some relief for my 401k? DenaliDemocrat Mar 2025 #17

TSF needs to create a new Department of Tariff Exemptions. Sneederbunk Mar 2025 #18

NO, fuck NO and NO coprolite Mar 2025 #19

My exact sentiments!!! oasis Mar 2025 #25

I imagine that in Nebraska there are a lot of boots; and their associated straps... EarthFirst Mar 2025 #20

To hell with those farmers. republianmushroom Mar 2025 #21

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2025 #22

Hell no! oldguy_tls Mar 2025 #23

Oh, sure MadMike47 Mar 2025 #24

LOL. The tariffs are supposed to raise money for the government, but Ocelot II Mar 2025 #26

90% of collected tariffs during last Trump term went to compensate lazy farmers who don't want to work Prairie Gates Mar 2025 #32

Hummm? Why not just eliminated the tariffs...no harm, no foul. What's the old adage... brush Mar 2025 #27

How about we do a taxpayer line-item veto Aviation Pro Mar 2025 #29

Government compensating farmers? Isn't that...SOCIALISM!!! Yavin4 Mar 2025 #30

Shhhhhh.... Bengus81 Mar 2025 #35

Lazy farmers would rather get government hand-outs than work for a living Prairie Gates Mar 2025 #31

Hey Ricketts...why don't you just dial up Trump and tell him to STOP all the tariffs? Bengus81 Mar 2025 #34

Is he going to compensate California farmers Retrograde Mar 2025 #38