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Alice B.

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18. I helped bale hay over a couple of summers when I was young.

Wed Aug 6, 2025, 08:19 AM

Aug 6

By the last one, I was crying every morning on my way to work.

It would absolutely do some people in the current administration a world of good.

I have no idea how I would do that today, let alone over consecutive days. These days, a few hours of lesser farm chores wipes me out the next day.

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Trump's agriculture secretary doubles down on suggestion people should work on farms to avoid losing Medicaid [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 6 OP

"with limited exceptions for parents and caretakers with young children," In other words, it seems Repugs riversedge Aug 6 #1

They have plans for those kids... BumRushDaShow Aug 6 #2

No, you read it the opposite, people with little kids are exempt from work req's AZJonnie Aug 6 #3

LIMITED exemptions. LIMITED is the key word here. Irish_Dem Aug 6 #5

It's worded poorly. Igel Aug 6 #12

Everything they write is a lie anyway. Irish_Dem Aug 6 #13

It means the 'right' people will be exempted...not your or my family, but theirs. pecosbob Aug 6 #16

I took 'limited' to refer to the size of the class of people it applies to, as opposed the scale of the exemption AZJonnie Aug 6 #36

We are looking at psychopath language. Irish_Dem Aug 6 #37

I assumed the assertion was the authors language, and it was imprecise wrt what the law says AZJonnie Aug 6 #38

Yes money is no object when it comes to destroying Irish_Dem Aug 6 #40

Well, I think just about everyone on DU called this one. Dem2theMax Aug 6 #4

We need to make a requirement that secretaries of agriculture have to work on farms Walleye Aug 6 #6

I'd love to see Trump, Noem, Bondi, etc work on a farm for one day. Irish_Dem Aug 6 #14

Chop some wood, it'll do you good. multigraincracker Aug 6 #7

Doubleplusungood (r) BoRaGard Aug 6 #8

I grew up on a farm. Hundreds of beef cattle, corn, oats, hay grown to feed them over winter. twodogsbarking Aug 6 #9

farm work is also some of the most dangerous work. uncle ray Aug 6 #17

Yes you have been there. At least the manure in the barn generated some heat. Steaming ya know. twodogsbarking Aug 6 #19

I was a family farm slave while growing up. I remember clearly throwing those bales travelingthrulife Aug 6 #27

A friend of mine lost an arm to a PTO shaft a few years ago NickB79 Aug 6 #32

PTo shafts were the worst! uncle ray Aug 6 #39

I helped bale hay over a couple of summers when I was young. Alice B. Aug 6 #18

Itchy, very itchy. Hay splinters hurt. twodogsbarking Aug 6 #20

OMG yes. One of the guys said to just let the splinters work their way out on their own. Alice B. Aug 6 #21

Good times, eh. twodogsbarking Aug 6 #22

Good life lessons, I'll say that Alice B. Aug 6 #23

Some days we made 1,000 bales. All stacked in the barn too. Slept well. twodogsbarking Aug 6 #24

I don't think we did that many but I certainly remember having to stack them just so in the barn! Alice B. Aug 6 #25

Sounds like we had very similar childhoods NickB79 Aug 6 #31

You did the right thing. As I said, not like TV. Spraying maggots on cow flesh right before lunch can spoil your appetit twodogsbarking Aug 6 #34

and for those who already work? (which is the majority of recipients?) SOL? Javaman Aug 6 #10

Handouts for working people - bad MrsCheaplaugh Aug 6 #11

The Trump Crime Syndicate stealing billions of tax dollars. Irish_Dem Aug 6 #15

Lazy ass Republicans want you to work Historic NY Aug 6 #26

H ow do they get to the farm? Where do they stay? Srkdqltr Aug 6 #28

Chain gang duty, 2 weeks a month bucolic_frolic Aug 6 #29

"These are able-bodied Americans who are taking government handouts." This describes billionaires does it not? Ol Janx Spirit Aug 6 #30

The logistics alone would be a nightmare! SusieCreamcheese Aug 6 #33

If they don't, where are you going to get republianmushroom Aug 6 #35

There are a lot of people on Medicaid Luciferous Aug 6 #41

bastards literally want Matthew28 Aug 6 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author AllaN01Bear Aug 6 #43

If farms paid a decent wage, the workers wouldn't need to go on medicaid. (n/t) thesquanderer Aug 6 #44