Dykshorn is exactly the generation of farmer Armstrong asked Perdue about on the taxpayer-funded Sonnyside of the Street podcast: one who entered the business amid a “long, dark tunnel” of low prices. “What kind of words of encouragement do you offer?” Armstrong wondered.“What we see happening is what farmers have done over the years—many of them have to have off-farm jobs in order to survive during this period of time,” Perdue advised. In other words: get a job. In early October, Perdue delivered a similar lecture to struggling dairy farmers at an industry expo: “In America, the big get bigger and the small go out…I don’t think in America we, for any small business, we have a guaranteed income or guaranteed profitability.” - Mother Jones
Monday, November 18, 2019
Trump Ag Sec tells exploited, desperate farmers to get a job
My first thought was that, even for a Trump Cabinet member, this guy really is something else. But that’s wrong. They all have this same mindset. Sec. Perdue is just more willing to be explicit about it.
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Saying "get a job" is a whole lot easier if jobs are available in your community ... and if your community is Worthington, that may be a problem ... for that matter, if your community is Minnesota Lake, you may also not like how Jim Hagedorn votes.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that on December 2nd, the Trump Administration wants to implement a ruling that would give the pork industry more leeway in meat inspections and line processing speeds ?
That is something that is a concern for United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local No. 663 who have more than 13,000 members in a variety of industries in Minnesota and Iowa, including approximately 1,900 members who work at the JBS USA swine slaughter and processing plant in Worthington, Minnesota. The JBS plant is subject to the Rule, and is one of the 40 high-volume establishments that USDA has stated it expects to increase its line speeds and change inspection methods. The Worthington plant has recently begun making changes to increase the line speed. Working faster, may result in injuries, and other safety issues, but it does mean more output (and with less food inspections.) The union has filed a lawsuit against the rule.
(And your readers may remember that JBS is a foreign-owned company that has received $90 million in MFP payments (aka Trump farm bailout.)
Did you know that on November 15, Jim Hagedorn voted against H.R.4863 - United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 which would means that business worth $731,736 for Balzer Mfg in Minnesota Lake will not have financing available. If Balzer, cannot get financing, how many jobs will be impacted ?
Yeah, let's give a shout out for Perdue's honesty ... as we remember Trump's closing argument for why he needs to be elected --- "What the hell do you have to lose !"