Record diesel prices are kicking Western ranchers while they're down. Drought means they have to buy extra hay, and pay truckers extra to deliver it because of fuel price hikes. n.pr/4iDdRuG
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Record diesel prices are kicking Western ranchers while they're down. Drought means they have to buy extra hay, and pay truckers extra to deliver it because of fuel price hikes. n.pr/4iDdRuG
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@npr.org why don't you do a story about chapter 7 bankruptcy. I'm sure your readers will be surprised to find out just how little these ranchers will lose - they get to keep all their land and equipment. They expect Congress to bail them out, and it happens every time.
The latest votes on ending the war behind those fuel prices: the House passed one resolution 220–204 on Sept. 15; the Senate rejected another 49–50 on Sept. 24. How every senator voted: https://projecteuthyna.com/the-record/votes/senate-119-2-244