And I guess I don't agree with that characterization. I don't even agree with it as a characterization of subsidy because it's actually a rip off. You know, Farmers lost about $27 billion in the first Trump administration and they only got about $23 billion in subsidy return. So they lost money, they lost market share, and they lost lives. You know, in Wisconsin, there was a study done and they looked at suicide rates, and suicide rates among farmers are like three and a half times more than in other professions. (01:33–01:46)
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