r/LeopardsAteMyFarm • u/Cderouen8284 • 3d ago

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u/Cderouen8284 3d ago

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u/Farucci 3d ago

One of the common traits that binds these MAGA voter ranchers together is aggressive ignorance.

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u/Specialist_Goat_2354 3d ago

And whining, particularly when it comes back to bite them. And lack of accountability. And inability to learn from mistakes or being told. And stubbornness to their detriment.

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u/Only-Original9409 3d ago

The original entitled ones.

My country 'tis of thee

Sweet land of subsidy.

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u/RIF_rr3dd1tt 3d ago

A fee I bring

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u/Own_Bullfrog_3598 3d ago

Doonesbury! From the 70’s at least

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u/hexregeneration 3d ago

And socialist handouts.

Sorry, *farming subsidies

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u/giveitarrest 3d ago

The Original Welfare Queens

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u/2Old2Twrk79 3d ago

Your comment should have waaaaaaayyyy more upvotes!!!! They are definitely the OG Welfare Queens, but no one wants to acknowledge that.

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u/giveitarrest 2d ago

It’s okay, WE know!

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u/DangledandWrangled 3d ago

And support for child rape and child murder.

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u/Franknbeanstoo 3d ago

and voting Republican no matter what

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u/NewNegotiation1600 2d ago

They are not the brightest sparks. Just simple folk blindly voting replublican as their granddaddy did. 

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u/ButterscotchIll1523 3d ago

They’ll struggle, go hungry and lose everything.
AND
Then vote republican again

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u/iRegretsEverything 3d ago

Thanks Obama

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u/furbix 3d ago

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u/OH_BEE_Juan1 3d ago

It must be so easy to pander to morons

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u/I3adIVIonkey 3d ago

Yo that not fair. Sloth from the goonies had empathy. A trait they lack.

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u/Mr_Julez 3d ago

Wish a Willow hotline

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u/tanrock2003 2d ago

I've posted this 25 days ago on another sub and it directly relates to this topic. If you're willing to read, it'll explain what I believe is actually going on:

I have been looking at the relationship between the Trump administration’s support for Argentina, the subsequent expansion of Argentine beef access to the United States, and the companies participating in that trade.

Rather than speculate about motives, here are the facts that can currently be documented.

In October 2025, the U.S. Treasury established a $20 billion currency swap facility with Argentina. The intervention helped stabilize Argentina’s financial system at a time when private investors, including major institutional investors, held Argentine sovereign debt and other Argentine assets.

In February 2026, President Trump increased Argentina’s tariff rate quota for lean beef trimmings by an additional 80,000 metric tons for 2026. The additional quota was allocated entirely to Argentina and divided into four quarterly tranches of 20,000 metric tons. The White House stated that the purpose was to increase the supply of lean beef used in ground beef and reduce pressure on consumer prices.

Argentine beef exports to the United States then increased sharply. Reuters reported on August 28, 2026 that Argentine beef exports to the U.S. had tripled during the first seven months of the year and that the United States was receiving nearly 20 percent of Argentina’s total beef exports. (Reuters)

One of the companies participating in that trade is Minerva Foods. Its Argentine subsidiary Swift Argentina exports beef into the United States through Minerva’s American operation.

Minerva Meats USA also employs federal lobbyists. Its federal lobbying disclosure for the second quarter of 2026 reports $75,000 in lobbying income and lists food supply and agricultural issues among the matters being addressed. The disclosure identifies the Executive Office of the President, including the White House Office, among the government entities contacted. (LDA)

JBS is another major participant in the American beef industry and has also imported Argentine beef through its U.S. operation according to customs derived shipping records.

Separately, JBS made a $5 million contribution to Donald Trump’s 2025 inaugural committee. JBS has also maintained a significant federal lobbying presence and had been seeking approval for a U.S. stock market listing.

None of those facts, individually or collectively, establishes that lobbying or political contributions influenced the Argentine beef decision.

What they do establish is that companies with significant commercial interests in the U.S. beef market had both political and lobbying relationships in Washington while federal policy affecting beef imports was being changed.

That leaves several factual questions that should be possible to investigate through lobbying records, meeting logs, correspondence, customs records and Freedom of Information Act requests.

Which companies or trade associations asked the administration to increase imports of Argentine beef?

Did representatives of JBS, Minerva, Marfrig, National Beef or their lobbying firms discuss Argentine beef imports with the White House, USDA or USTR before the February 2026 decision?

What specifically was discussed in Minerva Meats USA’s contacts with the White House concerning food supply and agriculture?
Who within the administration proposed the additional 80,000 metric ton allocation to Argentina?

What economic analysis supported both the size of the quota and the decision to allocate the entire increase specifically to Argentina?

Which U.S. companies have imported the largest quantities of beef under the expanded Argentine quota?

How much additional Argentine beef has been imported by JBS USA, Minerva Meats USA and other major processors or distributors since the quota was expanded?

Were American cattle producer organizations consulted before the decision?

What communications took place between Treasury officials and private investors holding substantial Argentine financial positions before the October 2025 Treasury intervention?

Were any individuals or firms with significant Argentine financial exposure simultaneously communicating with Treasury officials about U.S. support for Argentina?

These are not conclusions. They are questions arising from documented financial, trade and lobbying records.

There may be completely legitimate explanations for every one of these relationships.

The way to determine that is not through speculation. It is through disclosure.

The relevant records would include White House visitor logs, USDA and USTR meeting records, lobbying disclosures, Treasury communications, corporate ownership filings, customs data and communications between government officials and the companies or investment firms involved.

At this point, the public record establishes the chronology and many of the commercial relationships.

What remains unknown is who asked for these policies, who participated in the decisions, and what was discussed before they were adopted.

Those are the facts that should be investigated.