The amount sent to farmers tops the auto-industry bailout by billions, and was delivered without congressional approval
NPR goes on to report that, according to studies from independent economists, the government is subsidizing farmers by almost double their losses from “actual harm suffered from the trade war,” with larger farms reaping the biggest rewards — which, again, are coming from taxpayers.
Rep. Marcia Fudge , a member of the House Agriculture Committee, compared Commodity Credit Corp., the program the Trump administration has been using as a loophole to bypass Congress, to the way the USDA has treated the food stamp program SNAP. “They’ve already given out $19 billion to farmers, but they’re cutting $5 billion from people in need,” Fudge told NPR.
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue essentially confirmed Fudge’s point about the subsidies being purposely aimed at Trump’s base. “President Trump has great affection for America’s farmers and ranchers,” he told reporters while announcing the subsidy package. “He knows that they’re fighting the fight and that they’re on the front lines.”
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