NYT Discovers Farmers Need Bailouts After Trade Wars
Mainstream media hails Trump's $12 billion farm aid as a necessary salve for his self-inflicted 'trade war' wounds. This narrative conveniently skips the part where these are the same farmers who overwhelmingly voted for the architect of their current economic woes. It's not a bailout; it’s a political payout. One might wonder about the timing, just as reelection campaigns begin to heat up,
turning hardship into a photo op. This isn't aid; it's a taxpayer-funded band-aid for a policy wound. The original NY Times article, while reporting the allocation, fails to contextualize this as a direct consequence of tariffs imposed by the administration itself. It's a classic case of causing a fire then presenting oneself as the sole extinguisher. How many times will we fund the consequences
of disastrous policies before questioning the policies, not just the 'solutions'?