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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
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Dear Grandma: Trump took your Medicaid, so it's time for you to work the fields
The Trump administration is cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade while ruthlessly deporting hardworking migrants and decimating America's agricultural workforce, but don't worry. Republicans have a sensible plan: Your grandma is going to have to work the fields. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins presented her farm-work-for-Medicaid-coverage plan on July 8, Tuesday, saying: 'There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way, and we move the workforce toward automation and 100% American participation, which, again, with 34 million people, able-bodied adults on Medicaid, we should be able to do that fairly quickly.' Staff farms with Medicaid recipients – it's the Republican way The Los Angeles Times quoted Ventura County citrus and avocado farmer Helen McGrath responding to Rollins' idea: 'I can confidently say that most farmers in the country either laughed out loud or were just deflated by those comments. It just shows how uninformed and out of touch some of these officials are with what food production looks like in this country.' Oh yeah, Farmer McGrath. What exactly do you know about 'farming' and 'forcing people to work on farms in exchange for basic health care'? Opinion: Did Donald Trump eat Jeffrey Epstein's client list? Logic suggests he did. Republicans always want to believe 'able-bodied' people are on the dole Some might quibble with Rollins' whole 34 million 'able-bodied adults on Medicaid" bit, largely because it's fictional. As of 2023, according to KFF, there were about 26 million working-age adults on Medicaid who weren't getting Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance. Of those, most are not working because they're in school, have a disability or are caregivers. Only 8% are either retired or unable to find work. So that would be about 2 million able-bodied adults on Medicaid. But what does math know about numbers? I'm going to take Secretary Rollins' word for it and assume it's high time meemaw and peepaw got off the Medicaid dole and into the tomato fields. Your Turn: Medicaid handouts only create dependency. Able-bodied adults should work. | Opinion Forum Since it will undoubtedly be hard for some to let their loved ones know they must transition from a popular government-funded program that provides health insurance to help low-income individuals and families to working long hours in the sweltering heat, harvesting fruits and vegetables, I've prepared a form letter. This can be modified to fit the specifics of your soon-to-be-booted-off-Medicaid-so-billionaires-can-get-tax-breaks family member. I'm sure you'll find it a dignified way to teach them they need to earn their keep. A letter telling your loved ones they now have to do farm work for Medicaid Dear Grandma: I hope this note finds you and everyone at the Sleepy Pines Adult-Living Facility doing well and enjoying the free health insurance my tax dollars are buying you. Unfortunately, I have to tell you the gig is up. Because the Trump administration has deemed you able-bodied, the health insurance allowing you to live with a modicum of dignity will now be contingent on how well you handle a rake and how many bushels of apples you fill per day. Please don't start telling me about your arthritis. You're able to play canasta with your one good hand, so I'm pretty sure you can handle 10 hours of picking oranges as long as we give you a hat and a wagon for your oxygen tank. I realize you are technically 'retired' and worked and paid taxes all your life, but it's high time you stopped using chronic kidney disease and blindness as an excuse to get free health insurance. I know if this situation were reversed, you'd be telling me to lift myself up by the bootstraps and get out in the shadeless fields. It's what Grandpa would have wanted had he not worked in the mines well past his retirement age and died of emphysema, penniless. Opinion alerts: Get columns from your favorite columnists + expert analysis on top issues, delivered straight to your device through the USA TODAY app. Don't have the app? Download it for free from your app store. There are important people out there, like billionaires Elon Musk and our great President Donald Trump, and they all deserve tax breaks and a chance to be mean to immigrants. If that means sending you, my beloved grandma, to harvest lettuce that those fine men will one day drizzle with expensive balsamic vinegar, then so be it. They need their roughage, and you need to stop sitting around on your fancy broken mobility scooter and start lugging farming equipment and getting your one good hand calloused. Please be ready to report to the farms on Monday morning. Love, INSERT NAME HERE Follow USA TODAY columnist Rex Huppke on Bluesky at @ and on Facebook at You can read diverse opinions from our USA TODAY columnists and other writers on the Opinion front page, on X, formerly Twitter, @usatodayopinion and in our Opinion newsletter. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump's farm work for Medicaid plan sends grandma to fields | Opinion Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sugar Prices Higher as USDA Curbs Specialty Sugar Imports
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV25) today is up +0.29 (+1.78%), and August London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ25) is up +17.30 (+3.69%). Sugar prices are trading higher today. The USDA announced late Monday that the US will not import any specialty sugar beyond what is required by international trade laws, "in alignment with Secretary Rollins' Farmers First policies." Coffee Prices Surge on Dry Conditions in Brazil and Tariff Threats Coffee Prices Sharply Higher on Dry Weather in Brazil and Tariff Threats Grain Market Bears Seized the Moment Last Week. What That Means for Corn, Soybeans, and Wheat. Markets move fast. Keep up by reading our FREE midday Barchart Brief newsletter for exclusive charts, analysis, and headlines. On the bearish side, Pakistan today revised its sugar tender (with bids due July 22) sharply lower to 50,000 MT from its previous indication of a 300,000 MT tender. Pakistan's cabinet on July 8 approved an increase in sugar imports to stop what it called artificially high domestic sugar prices. Expectations for a sugar surplus in 2025/26 are bearish for sugar prices. On June 30, commodities trader Czarnikow projected a 7.5 MMT global sugar surplus for the 2025/26 season, the largest surplus in 8 years. On May 22, the USDA, in its biannual report, projected that global 2025/26 sugar production would increase by +4.7% y/y to a record 189.318 million metric tons (MMT), with global sugar ending stocks at 41.188 MMT, up 7.5% y/y. The outlook for higher sugar production in India, the world's second-largest producer, is bearish for prices. On June 2, India's National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories projected that India's 2025/26 sugar production would climb +19% y/y to 35 MMT, citing larger planted cane acreage. The outlook for abundant rainfall in India could lead to a bumper sugar crop, which is bearish for prices. On April 15, India's Ministry of Earth Sciences projected an above-normal monsoon this year, with total rainfall forecast to be 105% of the long-term average. India's monsoon season runs from June through September. On Monday, the India Meteorological Department reported that rainfall in June was 9% above normal in India and has forecast above-normal rain for July. Signs of larger global sugar output are negative for prices. On May 22, the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) predicted that Brazil's 2025/26 sugar production would rise +2.3% y/y to a record 44.7 MMT. Also, India's 2025/26 sugar production is projected to rise +25% y/y to 35.3 MMT, citing favorable monsoon rains and increased sugar acreage. In addition, Thailand's 2025/26 sugar production is expected to climb +2% y/y to 10.3 MMT. In a bearish factor, the Indian government said on January 20 that it would allow its sugar mills to export 1 MMT of sugar this season, easing the restrictions placed on sugar exports in 2023. India has restricted sugar exports since October 2023 to maintain adequate domestic supplies. India allowed mills to export only 6.1 MMT of sugar during the 2022/23 season to September 30, after allowing exports of a record 11.1 MMT in the previous season. However, the ISMA projects that India's 2024/25 sugar production will fall by -17.5% y/y to a 5-year low of 26.2 MMT. Also, the ISMA reported last Monday that India's sugar production from Oct 1-May 15 was 25.74 MMT, down -17% from the same period last year. In addition, Indian Food Secretary Chopra said on May 1 that India's 2024/25 sugar exports may only total 800,000 MT, below earlier expectations of 1 MMT. The outlook for higher sugar production in Thailand is bearish for sugar prices. On May 2, Thailand's Office of the Cane and Sugar Board reported that Thailand's 2024/25 sugar production rose +14% y/y to 10.00 MMT. Thailand is the world's third-largest sugar producer and the second-largest exporter of sugar. Sugar prices have some support from reduced sugar production in Brazil. Unica reported today that the cumulative 2025/26 Brazil Center-South sugar output through June is down by -14.3% y/y to 12.249 MMT. Last month, Conab, Brazil's government crop forecasting agency, said 2024/25 Brazil sugar production fell by -3.4% y/y to 44.118 MMT, citing lower sugarcane yields due to drought and excessive heat. The International Sugar Organization (ISO) raised its 2024/25 global sugar deficit forecast to a 9-year high of -5.47 MMT on May 15, up from a February forecast of -4.88 MMT. This indicates a tightening market following the 2023/24 global sugar surplus of 1.31 MMT. ISO also cut its 2024/25 global sugar production forecast to 174.8 MMT from a February forecast of 175.5 MMT. The USDA, in its bi-annual report released May 22, projected that global 2025/26 sugar production would climb +4.7% y/y to a record 189.318 MMT and that global 2025/26 human sugar consumption would increase +1.4% y/y to a record 177.921 MMT. The USDA also forecasted that 2025/26 global sugar ending stocks would climb +7.5% y/y to 41.188 MMT. On the date of publication, Rich Asplund did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. This article was originally published on Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Seth Rollins Injury Update: Triple H Shares Status on ‘The Architect' After the Vicious Match at Saturday Night's Main Event
Image via WWE At the 40th edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, the injury bug was back in business. And this time, it bit Seth Rollins. In his co-main event outing against LA Knight, 'The Architect' performed a Lionsault off the second rope and landed awkwardly on his feet. That was it for the Money in the Bank briefcase holder. Rollins clutched his leg in visible pain and dragged himself to the corner of the ring, talking to Paul Heyman, the ringside doctor, and the referee. Just moments later, Knight picked up the win after a new finish was planned on the spot. Many media outlets reported that Rollins' injury was legitimate and that he would be out for a considerable amount of time. And it seems that the reports are true. WWE CCO Triple H gave the fans an update on Rollins and his knee injury. Triple H Says Seth Rollins' Injury Is Still Inconclusive At the post-event presser after Evolution 2, Triple H addressed the media and informed that Rollins' knee injury was still inconclusive and that the former WWE Champion would undergo an MRI scan on July 14 to have more clarity about his situation. 'And I'm sure somebody here would ask about Seth. I would say a little bit inconclusive. Doesn't look good. We're in Birmingham tomorrow. He came here tonight, he was not going to miss his wife's [Becky Lynch] performance tonight. He was here, and he'll be in Birmingham tomorrow with Dr. (Jeffrey) Dugas. We'll get an MRI, hope for the best, and see where we can go with that.' Rollins' wife, Becky Lynch, defended her Women's Intercontinental title against Bayley and Lyra Valkyria at Evolution 2, and 'The Architect' wouldn't miss it for sure. However, Fightful reported that Rollins was seen on crutches backstage at the event, which points to a more grim situation. Moreover, Rollins has had issues with the same right knee. In November 2015, Rollins tore his ACL, MCL, and Meniscus during a house show in Dublin against Kane, forcing him to relinquish his WWE title and miss WrestleMania 32. If the injury is bad, then Rollins may have to miss this year's 2-night SummerSlam, which will definitely prove to be a big bummer considering how his heel run has caught the attention of the WWE universe. Also read: WWE Evolution 2025 Quick Highlights: List of All Winners, Top Performers, and More For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here . Catch Manika Batra's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 3. Watch Here!
USA Today
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Seth Rollins injury update: Paul 'Triple H' Levesque says WWE star 'doesn't look good'
The early prognosis for Seth Rollins' injury: "Doesn't look good." WWE chief content officer Paul "Triple H" Levesque addressed Rollins' injury during his press conference following Evolution. He said it's "a little bit inconclusive" of what injury Rollins suffered on Saturday, July 13, but the outlook is not good. Levesque expects to get an answer on Monday, July 14 when Rollins sees a doctor. "Will get an MRI and hope for the best," Levesque said. "See where we can go with that." What happened to Seth Rollins? It's a gloomy update one day after Rollins appeared to suffer a devastating injury during a televised match. Rollins faced LA Knight at Saturday Night's Main Event, and during the match he attempted a moonsault in the ring and his knee buckled. He immediately went down and grabbed his knee as he backed into the corner of the ring, with the referee and Paul Heyman checking in on him. A ringside doctor eventually came and talked with Rollins. After the brief discussion, Rollins got back to his feet and LA Knight hit the BFT to set up the pin for the win. It came off as a quick adjustment to the ending. After the match, people inside the arena took video of Rollins getting help leaving the ring, and one video on social media showed Rollins' clearly frustrated, with the wrestler barking expletives as he was assisted. reported the finish to Rollins and LA Knight was changed when Rollins was hurt, as he was set to win the match. The severity is unknown, but Rollins' injury is real and not part of a story. While the extent of Rollins' injury is still unavailable, it likely is a major injury for "The Visionary" and could potentially mean some big changes to storylines. Rollins is Mr. Money in the Bank, able to cash it in for a championship opportunity at any time, and there was speculation he would do it at Saturday Night's Main Event. Plus, he is still riding the momentum of his WrestleMania 41 victory, and was leading a stable with Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed and Heyman. The menacing group was also involved in storylines with Jey Uso, Sami Zayn and Penta. Seth Rollins injury history: Constant knee injuries The injury is just the latest one to affect Rollins' knee, as its something that's plagued his WWE career. In November 2015, Rollins tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), medial collateral ligament (MCL) and meniscus in his right knee during a live event in Ireland. He required surgery, and was forced to vacate the WWE World Heavyweight Champion as he missed seven months. Rollins then re-tore the MCL in the same knee in January 2017, but didn't miss much time. He tore the meniscus in his left knee in January 2024. Even though he was injured, Rollins still appeared in WWE as World Heavyweight Champion while taking part in the build-up to WrestleMania 40. He wrestled both nights of the event despite the injury, and was instrumental in the Cody Rhodes vs. The Rock and Roman Reigns storyline. He missed two months of action following the event.
USA Today
10-07-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Dear Grandma: Trump took your Medicaid, so it's time for you to work the fields
Please don't start telling me about your arthritis. You're able to play canasta with the one good hand, so I'm pretty sure you can handle 10 hours of picking oranges as long as we give you a hat. The Trump administration is cutting $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade while ruthlessly deporting hardworking migrants and decimating America's agricultural workforce, but don't worry. Republicans have a sensible plan: Your grandma is going to have to work the fields. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins presented her farm-work-for-Medicaid-coverage plan on July 8, Tuesday, saying: 'There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way, and we move the workforce toward automation and 100% American participation, which, again, with 34 million people, able-bodied adults on Medicaid, we should be able to do that fairly quickly.' Staff farms with Medicaid recipients – it's the Republican way The Los Angeles Times quoted Ventura County citrus and avocado farmer Helen McGrath responding to Rollins' idea: 'I can confidently say that most farmers in the country either laughed out loud or were just deflated by those comments. It just shows how uninformed and out of touch some of these officials are with what food production looks like in this country.' Oh yeah, Farmer McGrath. What exactly do you know about 'farming' and 'forcing people to work on farms in exchange for basic health care'? Opinion: Did Donald Trump eat Jeffrey Epstein's client list? Logic suggests he did. Republicans always want to believe 'able-bodied' people are on the dole Some might quibble with Rollins' whole 34 million 'able-bodied adults on Medicaid" bit, largely because it's fictional. As of 2023, according to KFF, there were about 26 million working-age adults on Medicaid who weren't getting Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Disability Insurance. Of those, most are either not working because they're in school, have a disability or are caregivers. Only 8% are either retired or unable to find work. So that would be about 2 million able-bodied adults on Medicaid. But what does math know about numbers? I'm going to take Secretary Rollins' word for it and assume it's high time meemaw and peepaw got off the Medicaid dole and into the tomato fields. Your Turn: Medicaid handouts only create dependency. Able-bodied adults should work. | Opinion Forum Since it will undoubtedly be hard for some to let their loved ones know they must transition from a popular government-funded program that provides health insurance to help low-income individuals and families to working long hours in the sweltering heat, harvesting fruits and vegetables, I've prepared a form letter. This can be modified to fit the specifics of your soon-to-be-booted-off-Medicaid-so-billionaires-can-get-tax-breaks family member. I'm sure you'll find it a dignified way to teach them they need to earn their keep. A letter telling your loved ones they now have to do farm work for Medicaid Dear Grandma: I hope this note finds you and everyone at the Sleepy Pines Adult-Living Facility doing well and enjoying the free health insurance my tax dollars are buying you. Unfortunately, I have to tell you the gig is up. Because the Trump administration has deemed you able-bodied, the health insurance allowing you to live with a modicum of dignity will now be contingent on how well you handle a rake and how many bushels of apples you fill per day. Please don't start telling me about your arthritis. You're able to play canasta with your one good hand, so I'm pretty sure you can handle 10 hours of picking oranges as long as we give you a hat and a wagon for your oxygen tank. I realize you are technically 'retired' and worked and paid taxes all your life, but it's high time you stopped using chronic kidney disease and blindness as an excuse to get free health insurance. I know if this situation were reversed, you'd be telling me to lift myself up by the bootstraps and get out in the shadeless fields. It's what Grandpa would have wanted had he not worked in the mines well past his retirement age and died of emphysema, penniless. There are important people out there, like billionaires Elon Musk and our great President Donald Trump, and they all deserve tax breaks and a chance to be mean to immigrants. If that means sending you, my beloved grandma, to harvest lettuce that those fine men will one day drizzle with expensive balsamic vinegar, then so be it. They need their roughage, and you need to stop sitting around on your fancy broken mobility scooter and start lugging farming equipment and getting your one good hand calloused. Please be ready to report to the farms on Monday morning. Love, INSERT NAME HERE Follow USA TODAY columnist Rex Huppke on Bluesky at @ and on Facebook at
