Placing large tariffs on imports is an antiquated idea, rejected by economists around the world. It prevents free trade agreements. However, Trump is a dirty, old, white man and when he unilaterally placed tariffs on imports, against the advice of intelligent and experienced men and women, only bad things could happen; and they did. He has no ability to negotiate or “make a deal.”
Trump began a trade war with China in a desperate effort to reduce the trade deficit. The first quarter reports after Trump’s tariffs were implemented revealed a seven-percent rise in the deficit.
Trump was forced to sign a $14 billion bailout, mostly for soybean farmers, who were forced to plough their crops back into the ground. China placed tariffs on American exports and the disaster was complete. Farmers continue to suffer the most; exports to China are critical for the survival of many of their businesses.
Trump is attempting to bully China into submission. He is threatening to place tariffs on the last $300 billion of China’s exports to America. This would basically end all free trade between the world’s two largest economies.
“The president of the United States owes farmers like myself some type of plan of action,” John Wesley Boyd Jr., a soybean farmer in Baskerville, Virginia, told CNN’s Brianna Kellar on Monday.“Farmers were his base. They helped elect this president … and now he’s turning his back on America’s farmers when we need him the most,” he added. 
John Heisdorffer, an Iowa farmer and chairman of the American Soybean Association, decided to plant about the same amount of corn and soybean this year, figuring a trade deal was near.
“We kept hearing that talks were going well, it sure looked like this was all going to be taken care of soon,” he said. Now, he added, “there’s a lot of uncertainty and a lot of emotions right now for farmers.” 
“Farmers have been patient and willing to let negotiations play out, but with each passing day, patience is wearing thin,” said National Corn Growers Association President Lynn Chrisp in the statement. “Agriculture needs certainty, not more tariffs.”
I feel some sympathy for farmers. However, this is a situation similar to the policy of some brick and mortar stores; “you broke it, you bought it.” By choosing to believe Trump’s lies and research Trump’s fife of failures they helped create “Trumpenstein.”
Sadly, all too often “you get what you pay for.”
Tell everyone; “The Truth Lives Here.”
Op-ed by James Turnage
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