CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTrump administration announces $12 billion in one-time payments to farmerswww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down11cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
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minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoDepends on what they are farming and what you mean by “everyone”. The article says most of this will go to those that produce soybeans and corn - most of that is livestock feed.
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoI don’t eat livestock. About 6% of Americans are vegetarian, proving that plenty of people do w/o livestock and don’t starve.
minus-squareChippys_mittens@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·1 month agoHaving the option for the other 94% is pretty nice though.
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoNice? Sure, I guess. However, I was talking more about starving vs. not.
minus-squareChippys_mittens@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 month agoI mean, yes, being a vegetarian is possible. Doesn’t make me want farmers to get less money.
Depends on what they are farming and what you mean by “everyone”.
The article says most of this will go to those that produce soybeans and corn - most of that is livestock feed.
Livestock we eat?
I don’t eat livestock. About 6% of Americans are vegetarian, proving that plenty of people do w/o livestock and don’t starve.
Having the option for the other 94% is pretty nice though.
Nice? Sure, I guess. However, I was talking more about starving vs. not.
I mean, yes, being a vegetarian is possible. Doesn’t make me want farmers to get less money.