Summary
Michigan farmer Rebecca Carlson, a longtime Trump supporter, faces bankruptcy as Trump’s funding freezes stall a $400,000 USDA grant for hiring temporary workers.
Carlson, who hoped Trump’s second term would revive her struggling cherry farm, already spent $200,000 preparing for labor under the H-2A visa program.
With funding halted, she risks losing $200,000 more and can’t move forward with critical hires.
Trump’s new tariffs and immigration crackdowns threaten agriculture costs and labor availability, leaving farmers uncertain and frustrated with unmet promises.
I had the impression those people were mainly advocating for not voting, or voting third party.
Which, in a two-party, first-past-the-post system, amounts to voting for Trump. They simply could not realize this.
Right, and each one of those people also contributed to his victory, and the shitshow that is happening right now.
I at least have some sympathy for the third-party voters. It’s not their fault that expressing their opinion is meaningless because of how our elections are structured. But anyone who stayed home was effectively half a vote for Trump, and bear part of the blame for enabling his behavior.
Effectively they supported Trump, but I think it’s misleading to say they “voted for Trump”.
They may not have voted, but they chose the outcome.