President Donald Trump may have thought that defunding the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) would only hurt foreigners -- but it turns out he could actually be mistaken.The Washington Post reports that shuttering the agency entirely "threatens billions of dollars the agency spends o...

Summary

Trump’s move to defund USAID is causing unintended consequences for American farmers and businesses.

The Washington Post reports that USAID purchases billions in U.S. agricultural products, with American farms supplying 41% of its food aid.

The funding freeze has already halted $340 million in food shipments, leaving tons of wheat stranded in Houston.

Experts warn this decision directly harms American jobs and businesses, as much of USAID’s aid is administered through U.S.-based organizations employing American workers.

  • SarcasticMan@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    They write these stories like this isn’t the result he is looking for. The point is to crash, not rebuild; nothing the Trump administration is doing is geared to help, rebuild, or make America great. That’s not how they make money. The more I see, the more I hear the more I am convinced the whole point is to destabilize and rebuild to get rid of that pesky constitution.

    Maybe I am just angry or doomsaying, but I’ll be damned if it doesn’t look that way, and to make matters even worse, people just can’t wrap their heads around the whole organized minority rules over the unorganized majority thing.

    • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      They write these stories like this isn’t the result he is looking for. The point is to crash, not rebuild;

      I’m noticing a slightly different pattern with these actions. I don’t think trump and his cronies were actually seeking to hurt farmers, but something else.

      1. hurt everyone temporary to see who screams.
      2. Those that scream that are opponents, continue to deny them the government benefit
      3. Those that are allies, extract concessions and/or pledges of fealty before returning the same benefit they had before.
      4. For those that don’t scream, or don’t scream loud enough, simply pocket the benefit for himself and his own goals.

      nothing the Trump administration is doing is geared to help, rebuild, or make America great.

      Agreed.