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surfered

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Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:26 AM Sep 30

Tariffs, Soybeans, Argentina, and the Usual Trump Chaos

Earlier this year, Trump imposed tariffs on goods imported from China, one of America's largest customers for soybeans, a popular and profitable crop for American farmers.

China retaliated by placing a 20% tariff on those American soybeans, a move that that led China to start buying soybeans from Argentina and other countries to the detriment of U.S. farmers.

Trump has said he will use some of the tariff revenues to bail out American farmers hurt by his tariffs, while also pledging $20 billion in loans to bail out Argentina, a country known for not paying its debts.

Why would Trump help Argentina while they take American soybean producers’ biggest market?

Trump considers Argentine President Javier Milei a like-minded ally, has endorsed him, and is trying to give him a boost in that country’s upcoming midterm elections.

So the tariffs American consumers pay, will not only help bail out American farmers hurt by the tariffs, but also bail out a country who took the American farmers’ soybean market as a result of the tariffs because Trump likes its President.

Am I missing something?

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Tariffs, Soybeans, Argentina, and the Usual Trump Chaos (Original Post) surfered Sep 30 OP
Just 1. Most of that money will be going to multi millionaires in both countries Cheezoholic Sep 30 #1
Correct. This is another Republican billionaire bailout Champp Sep 30 #2

Cheezoholic

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1. Just 1. Most of that money will be going to multi millionaires in both countries
Tue Sep 30, 2025, 09:35 AM
Sep 30

The little guys tax money once again being moved up the ladder as fast as possible.

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