Amid growing fuel costs, Wisconsin farmers are reportedly struggling to do business. News about the recent crisis in the sector did not spark sympathy among some liberal-leaning Wisconsin voters, however, who made fun of the farmers and accused them of creating their own problems by voting for the Republican Party.
According to Wisconsin Public Radio, diesel prices have roughly doubled in some regions of Wisconsin in a single year, reaching over $6.50. Farmers were already struggling after the Russia-Ukraine war made fertilizers more expensive, and rising fuel prices amid the war with Iran did not help.
Financial distress among farmers is also reportedly increasing, with debt rising and tariffs making products such as steel used for canned agricultural products, for instance, more expensive.
Wisconsin Liberals Criticize Farmers for Voting for Republicans
Liberal-leaning Wisconsin residents criticized local farmers on Reddit’s r/Wisconsin while making fun of them for voting against their own interests, in their opinion. One of them wrote: “The same farmers with the Tom Tiffany signs?” Another one added: “You get what you voted for. Oh, you want bailouts? Sorry, that’s socialism, which you hate!”
Most people agreed that the farmers were voting against their own interests: “And They’ll still line up to vote for that Trump boot licker Tom Tiffany… Bet.” Someone else wrote: “Yep, drive through Wisconsin farm country…. All the Republican signs are already proudly displayed.”
Others expressed a lack of sympathy: “Almost every farm in our area has a large Tom MiniTrump Tiffany sign. I have no sympathy, because they’re literally getting precisely what they vote for time and time again. If and when they want to stop shooting themselves in the foot, then we can talk.”
What seemed to irritate some people was that these farmers would likely need bailouts from the government: “So they will need help again from our government and taxpayer funds to survive? I just can’t seem to put my finger on what that’s called. Something along the lines of ‘socialism?’”
With elections coming up in November, episodes like this one reflect poorly on the current Republican administration, but it’s still unclear how that will affect voters in Wisconsin.
