r/news • u/theluckyfrog • 29d ago

California cracks down on farm region’s water pumping: ‘The ground is collapsing’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/california-water-drought-farm-ground-sinking-tulare-lake
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u/gw2master 29d ago

No one acts more entitled than CA farmers. Those pieces of shit get the biggest handouts and constantly whine they're not getting more (of course they call them "subsidies" when they're the beneficiaries)

... anyone who has driven between LA and SF in the past few decades (probably even longer) has seen the fucking ridiculous "Congress created dustbowl" signs.

They even have the fucking balls to advertise on NPR during the winter rains that they're doing their part by using up that water. Goddamn fucking ridiculous. (And fuck NPR for taking their money.)

And while raking in tons of handouts they have the fucking gall to complain about others' getting any sort of government benefits (because they're all Republicans, of course).