In Reply to: ‘Can’t even afford to pick them’: Florida farmers plowing over pe posted by mh on October 13, 2025 at 10:10:36
This rural town of about 15,000 is 78% white, with a per capita income of around $29,000. It’s the kind of place that has long benefited from subsidies generously funded by Democrats, blue states, and urban areas. Between 1995 and 2024, Barren County received more than $67 million in farm subsidies, according to the nonprofit Environmental Working Group.
But rather than support the party supporting them, Barren went for Trump. And now, thanks to their Dear Leader’s so-called Big Beautiful Bill, the town of Glasgow is losing its all-inclusive elder care facility.
“As of Friday, we [were] told that this is closing down on November third due to Medicaid not letting people in fast enough,” one patient told a local news outlet. “Don’t let it close. We need our family. We need our group. Please don’t let this Horizon close. There’s too many of us that want to stay here.”