Despite Trump’s odd boasts, farm bankruptcy rates soar | MSNBC

Donald Trump’s timing could have been better. On the campaign trail in Des Moines , the president told supporters, “We’re going to win the great state of Iowa and it’s going to be a historic landslide. And if we don’t win, your farms are going to hell.”

A tractor plows a field on February 25, 2014 in Firebaugh, California.

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13 thoughts on “Despite Trump’s odd boasts, farm bankruptcy rates soar | MSNBC

    • Rosaliene, I suspect the ability of Iowa farmers to believe this particular lie has a lot to do with the fragmentation of their communities. There used to be a time when small farmers would come to each other’s assistance when they experienced financial difficulties.

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