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Some Questions For Ernst At Her Town Hall Meeting In Muscatine Saturday
Also, Progress Iowa reports on reactions from Iowans on Ernst and Grassley voting to end pre-existing conditions coverage In case you missed it, Senator Ernst will be holding a town hall meeting in Muscatine Saturday at: 12:30 PM at the … Continue reading
Trumps Tariffs, Iowa Farmers And The Amazon Rain Forest Fires
Elections really do have consequences! Do you think any of this would have happened had Hillary Clinton, the highest vote getter, become president? Ohio farmer Christopher Gibbs discusses the effects of Trump trade policies on the Chris Hayes Show of … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Trump
Tagged Amazon rain forest, Amazon rain forest fires, Brazil, China, farmers, Iowa farmers, tariffs, trade war
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U.S. Farmers Suffer ‘Body Blow’ As China Slams Door On Farm Purchases
From Reuters, August 5th: “Chinese companies have stopped buying U.S. agricultural products, China’s Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday, a blow to U.S. farmers who have already seen their exports slashed by the more than year-old trade war. << snip >> … Continue reading
Grassley, Ernst Gently “Urge” Against More Disastrous Tariffs
Dear Leader once more unilaterally announced tariffs as a method to combat something he doesn’t like. This time Dear Leader announced more tariffs against Mexico in a misguided attempt to force Mexico to control our immigration. Pretty much every one … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Charles Grassley, Joni Ernst
Tagged Mexico, tariffs
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Farmer Off The Trump Train
You may have seen this video from CNN earlier this week. CNN’s Kate Bolduan interviews Ohio farmer Christopher Gibbs. Gibbs is having a very hard time understanding the sense of Trump’s tariff policies, as I am sure many farmers are. … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Trade
Tagged farmers, National debt, tariffs
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Soybean Farmers Now Really In The Crosshairs Of Trump’s Policies
From the time Donald Trump announced his unilateral imposition of tariffs on products coming from China through China’s imposition of strategically aimed retalliation it has in some ways resembled a couple of old men playing a bluffing game. Certainly many … Continue reading
David Cay Johnston: How Soybeans Explain What’s Really Going On In Trump’s Trade War
The Truth Behind His Economic Lies video 2 minutes If David Cay Johnston’s dcreport.org is not on you reading list it surely should be. David Cay Johnston has been one of the fiercest critics of the the trickle down economy. At … Continue reading
Krugman: Big Business Reaps Trump’s Whirlwind
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has a great article Thursday concerning business’s role in the Republican Party that has gone awry. Joining the Republicans in cynically using racism, xenophobia, misogyny and division of the country in order to win … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2018 Election Campaign, Blog for Iowa, Racism in America, Republican Policy
Tagged business, Paul Krugman, tariffs
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China Refuses To Buy US Soybeans
No tariff is paid when you don’t buy the product. Well, here comes the blowback from the extremely ill-considered tariff threat that our Dear Leader made against China. Because China has made friends across the globe and has pockets full … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, Blog for Iowa, Rural Iowa
Tagged faeming, soy beans, tariffs, Trade
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