This system has gotten so out of whack over so many years and you can look at the economic data and it's fascinating because while USDA has basically plowed about $100 billion into these bridge payments, the loans, et cetera, to keep these farmers farming. which is, in my opinion, of the utmost national security. Because if we don't, the bankruptcies keep going. We've lost 150,000 family farms in 10 years. We have to stop the bleeding. (14:57–15:21)
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