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USDA offers settlement to women, Hispanic farmers
Wapo ^ | 02/25/11 | Mary Clare Jalonik

Posted on 02/25/2011 12:33:20 PM PST by freespirited

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is offering more than $1.3 billion to settle complaints from female and Hispanic farmers who say they faced discrimination from the Agriculture Department.

The Agriculture and Justice departments announced Friday that farmers who could prove discrimination could receive up to $50,000. The proposal comes after the government settled with American Indians over similar discrimination issues last fall and Congress provided money for the second round of a black farmers settlement.

The government first announced its intent to settle the complaints in May. The more detailed offer announced Friday does not cap the amount of money that can be awarded and waives some application fees.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: discriminationscam; hispandering; immigration; minoritybenefits; pigford; usda; whitesneednotask
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One need only look at who works at USDA to know that discrimination against women and minorities is rare, and most likely, less common than discrimination against white males.

Somedays I just cant believe what has become of our country.

1 posted on 02/25/2011 12:33:29 PM PST by freespirited
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To: freespirited

Geez, my wife thought about farming once. How come she wasn’t included in this?


2 posted on 02/25/2011 12:36:04 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine (/s, in case you need to ask)
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To: freespirited

when will white males be getting settlements for being discriminated against? EEOC makes it very difficult for this group to get a job...


3 posted on 02/25/2011 12:36:12 PM PST by stefanbatory (Insert witty tagline here)
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To: stefanbatory

I am sure it works that way in every other goobermint-run program...


4 posted on 02/25/2011 12:37:21 PM PST by stefanbatory (Insert witty tagline here)
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To: freespirited

The Obama administration is offering more than $1.3 billion

Total waste of money. I am so pissed off right now that I would throw up. I hope the Seniors throw this back in his face when they say Social Security is gone. This 1.3 billion dollars should go into Social Security or the debt and nothing more......What the heck is going on?????


5 posted on 02/25/2011 12:38:05 PM PST by napscoordinator
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Having farmed does not seem to be a requirement in these redistribution schemes. The number of claims filed under the previous settlement far exceeds the number of black farmers during the time period at issue.


6 posted on 02/25/2011 12:39:20 PM PST by freespirited (Truth is the new hate speech. -- Pamela Geller)
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To: freespirited

I believe people are starting to see the need for a second revolution right here.


7 posted on 02/25/2011 12:39:31 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: freespirited

All this is pure pandering for the upcoming election.


8 posted on 02/25/2011 12:39:38 PM PST by headstamp 2 ("My Boss is a Jewish Carpenter")
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To: freespirited

Wealth transfer just rolls along.


9 posted on 02/25/2011 12:39:43 PM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: freespirited
Free Money! Free Money! All aboard the Reparations train!
10 posted on 02/25/2011 12:39:49 PM PST by JPG (As WI goes, so goes the nation. Thank you, Gov Walker.)
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To: freespirited
Redistribution of wealth just keeps moving along.
11 posted on 02/25/2011 12:41:01 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: freespirited

Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton et al lining up to demand “slavery reparations” in 3...2...1....


12 posted on 02/25/2011 12:42:01 PM PST by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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WTF?


13 posted on 02/25/2011 12:42:56 PM PST by GlockThe Vote (Who needs Al Queda to worry about when we have Obama?)
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To: freespirited
If you want to understand what this about, read this excellent article summarizing the "Pigford" settlement by the USDA for black farmers

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/259776/ipigfordi-s-harvest-daniel-foster

I am tempted myself to apply. Our Gov't has reached the level of idiocy and lawlessness on spending that is equal to someone simply flying over a city, shovelling out $100 bills. Why not go outside and pick up a few?

14 posted on 02/25/2011 12:43:58 PM PST by PGR88
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To: freespirited

Defund USDA.


15 posted on 02/25/2011 12:44:10 PM PST by Prokopton
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To: freespirited

Does anyone remember that scene in Airplane where various ‘characters’ lined up to slap the person having a panic attack or some such?

I get this picture in my head of this long line of members of protected groups waiting not so patiently for their $50 grand this go-round.

In Reagan’s early days it was the 20 mule team. Today it’s the gravy train.


16 posted on 02/25/2011 12:44:28 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Here's the proof of Obama's U. S. citizenship: " " Good enough for our 3 branches...)
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What the heck is going on?????

Redistribution.

Democrat constituency groups are lining up with lawsuits in their hands, waiting for their payoffs.

It's what you get when you elect Democrats.

17 posted on 02/25/2011 12:44:35 PM PST by Palmetto Patriot (Just exactly when is the next Election?)
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To: PGR88

This is organized theft by communists. This must be stopped.


18 posted on 02/25/2011 12:44:56 PM PST by Benchim
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To: freespirited

The House Republicans must kill this crap! ENOUGH gouging by these rip-off artists.


19 posted on 02/25/2011 12:45:47 PM PST by dennisw ( The early bird catches the worm)
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To: freespirited

Sounds like it’s time to put that racist and sexist institution out of business.


20 posted on 02/25/2011 12:46:51 PM PST by hometoroost (From Hope and Change to Gropin' Some Strange)
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