The price of diesel is much higher than it was at the beginning of this year, and despite his shamelessly blaming Ukraine, it’s mostly because of President Trump’s war in Iran. Relying heavily on diesel to operate their equipment, farmers have been squeezed especially hard, risking Republican election losses in states like Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska. Fortunately, the president can always dump taxpayer money on farmers to help them cope with the problem that he created.
That is exactly what he has done — for the second time this year! Last winter, Trump unilaterally spent $12 billion on payments to farmers to counteract the harms of trade disruptions, which were themselves caused by Trump unilaterally launching a trade war against the entire world. Now, the president is topping farmers off with another $8 billion through his new “Harvest Fuel Relief Program,” announced during a rally in Kansas. (Calling it the “Midterms Vote-Buying Gimmick” wouldn’t have sounded as benevolent.)
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