"Now, the Huffington Post reports that Republican Senator Chuck Grassley will actually apply for some of these bailout funds for his own 750 acre Iowa farm.
Grassley, who is worth an estimated $3.336 million, owns farmland valued at an estimated $1.2 million. He stands to see a large chunk of money coming from the exact farmer relief package that he supported as a U.S. Senator."
I wish this news would get out to the point where Grassley received enough blow back and he didn’t actually take our money to run his farm because of Donald Trump’s trade wars.
Interviewer: “Congratulations on winning the $140 million dollar Powerball lottery.” Farmer: “Thank you.” Interviewer: “Do you have any special plans for spending all of that money?” Farmer: “Nope. Not really. I’m just gonna keep farming until the lottery money is all gone.”
I haven’t been keeping track, but isn’t the farm sector the only sector that is receiving these bailouts? And there’s another millionaire Republican politician involved in getting bailouts too.
The article I read said that these two Repubicans influence Trump’s policy, which is why they are getting bailouts when no one else harmed by Trump’s trade wars is.
Pretty convenient, isn’t it? I think these obvious types of conflicts of interest should be pointed out any time they arise. Personally I find the ability to influence legislation that lines one’s pocket to be grossly unethical.
