Beefing Up Big Government: The Trump Administration's Rancher Bailout The recent announcement that Donald Trump will allow ranchers and farmers to process their own food has sparked a heated debate about the role of big government in American agriculture.
On its surface, this move appears to be a populist gesture aimed at appeasing disgruntled ranchers who feel strangled by large processing plants.
However, a closer examination reveals a complex web of interests that threaten to entrench the very problems Trump claims he's trying to solve.