White Farmers Shocked to Learn Government Handouts Weren’t Just for Them

White Farmers Shocked to Learn Government Handouts Weren’t Just for Them

There’s a curious silence coming from one group in the farming industry: Black farmers. While white farmers across the country are crying out over Trump’s policies gutting their subsidies, Black farmers are just… farming. No viral sob stories. No desperate pleas for government assistance. Why? Because they never got those subsidies in the first place.

For decades, Black farmers have been systematically shut out of federal farm programs, facing discrimination so blatant that the USDA had to settle a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit over it. But now, with Trump slashing farm aid, white farmers are getting a taste of what it’s like to operate without Uncle Sam’s safety net.

So while some are scrambling to save their farms, others are simply carrying on. After all, when the system was never built for you, there's nothing to miss when it collapses.