Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, a hundred-millionaire, wants America’s farmers to know he’s just like them and they are all in this together.

American soybean farmers have had a rough go of it lately, with China boycotting the purchase of U.S. soybeans. Never fear, though. Bessent knows exactly what you’re going through.

“In case you don’t know it, I’m actually a soybean farmer, so I have felt this pain too,” Bessent shared on ABC News on Sunday.

This is nonsense on so many levels.

First, Forbes estimates Bessent’s net worth to be about $600 million, so he probably is feeling no pain. In contrast, those who run small farms often have to work side gigs to make ends meet, and over three-quarters of total farm household income is from off-farm jobs. After accounting for all the costs th

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