re: The Atlantic publishes article claiming white folks stole 6.6 billion dollars of land

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lot of government programs DID screw black people. I didn't know about this one but it doesn't surprise me.

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The little known fact they exclude as well is a ton of white farmers go broke with those Govt loan programs. The saying around here was “they give you just enough to go broke on” meaning unlike a private bank who will loan more than enough if you have good credit and assets to back it. The Govt programs have a cap on them and you have to have a great year to make it with what they give you. It’s not enough usually and you have to cut corners on things to stretch the money and this leads to poorer production and unless prices are high you’ll likely go under