Tariffs, shutdowns, and agriculture

Here's another article about the combined cost of the the trade war with China and the government shutdown for American farmers - worth reading, especially with an eye to the political considerations involved as well:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/already-reeling-from-tariff-war-farmers-arent-receiving-government-support-checks-amid-shutdown/2019/01/09/2403fca2-40a0-4cc2-8d9c-d4787edde1b4_story.html?utm_term=.941d1d4d669a

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