that there are two sides, the supply side and the demand side. If they are going to remove government support and regulation protecting the demand side, the worker and consumer, they must also remove government support and regulation protecting the supply side, in this case the farmer.
The reich-wing shouldn't worry. There is always an invisible hand in the market. If those farms are capable of making a profit they will be snapped up by businesses capable of running them profitably, likely hedge funds who are super-efficient. Hedge funds have no need for employee farmers who drive $100,000 pickups and vacation in Europe. Surely a lucky few of these farmers will find employment at $50,000 a year doing whatever work cannot be automated.
Sad? Sure, but this is the way the economy works. When Mom and Pop businesses are forced out by big box stores, when factory workers see their jobs offshored to countries with no environmental or labor regulations, and when tech workers lose their jobs to AI, it is sad, but the country moves on without much grieving. Should we grieve more just because these farmers are much more wealthy and right-wing?
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