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Creighton Economist Sees Little Good in $12 Billion Bailout

Creighton Economist Sees Little Good in $12 Billion Bailout

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A Creighton University economist sees little good in the proposed 12(B)Billion dollar bailout of agricultural interests hurt financially by the trade war.

The USDA has announced the Trump Administration plans to write checks to farmers impacted by retaliatory tariffs.

Economist Ernie Goss says 12(B)Billion really won’t offset the losses farmers have suffered.

Goss says farmers don’t need a handout.

Goss says 12(B)Billion dollars doesn’t begin to cover the losses agriculture has suffered from retaliatory tariffs.

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