Democrats ban white farmers from Federal COVID relief program

[Counselor706]

Last week, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law. The bill, comprised of $1.9 trillion in the name of “COVID relief,” received no support from Republicans in the House or Senate, and it’s not hard to see why.

What most don’t know about this bill, however, is the small provision known as “Section 1005” that authorizes the secretary of agriculture to make payments of 100 to 120 percent of the “outstanding indebtedness of socially disadvantaged farmers.” Under this provision, those included in the socially disadvantaged category are American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Asians, Blacks, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics.

Putting aside all of the Washington jargon that makes little sense outside of a committee hearing room, this provision—specifically written into the American Rescue Plan by Democrats—pushes a blurred vision of so-called “social equity” by providing relief for farmers based on the color of their skin. Rather than offering much needed relief to all farmers, Sec. 1005 prioritizes race, just as it would ethnicity, sex, or any other factor.

With Section 1005, Democrats are playing the ultimate social justice warrior with needed relief, weaving their flawed narrative into legislation as a naked attempt to balance the scales in the name of racial justice. The American Rescue Plan should have been designed to help all of those affected by the pandemic, but this provision specifically avoids focused aid toward all farmers.

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[YDB95]

I would find your consternation a lot easier to take seriously if it weren't for your longstanding opposition to aid for anyone, regardless of race.

(To be clear, I don't like that provision much either. But really, that's beside the point.)

 

[Bud_Spencer]

Reparations by any other name smell just as putrid.

 

[phrodeau]

So it’s aid for the same farmers as the 2018 Farm Bill.

https://www.agriculture.com/news/bu...to-socially-disadvantaged-and-veteran-farmers

 

[phrodeau]

And the white farmers are also given relief.

https://www.agweek.com/business/agr...ackage-includes-several-ag-related-provisions