Do you really think that the soybean growers give a rat's behind about whether more steelworkers are employed, if it means they go in the hole for the entire growing season? Are the steelworkers going to send money to the soya bean growers or the auto workers or any of the other sectors that are now being tariffed? No one is going to pay them for their sacrifice.
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Crepitus (07-08-2018)
More posts ignoring the article. Hack!
I am tired of everyone fighting with each other. This is all by design.
Coincidence is not causation. Chinese (not Trump) tariffs on soybeans just took effect Friday. But according to your own source, prices have been trending down since 2012:
The more likely explanation is soybean production has been on the rise for some time:
The glut in supply has reduced demand, thereby lowering prices...for some time now.
Do the math.
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MMC (07-08-2018)
Nah, soyboys are the Democratic base.
One question, are these some of the same farmers that are being paid by taxpayers not to plant wheat and other crops? If so should we really feel sorry for them? Okay that was two questions.
Captdon (07-09-2018)
It is absolutely hilarious to see liberals arguing for free trade.
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
In quoting my post, you affirm and agree that you have not been goaded, provoked, emotionally manipulated or otherwise coerced into responding.
"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
Mahatma Gandhi