The American Rescue Plan, passed in 2021 and sold as a coronavirus-relief package, authorized $4 billion of debt relief exclusively for black and “socially disadvantaged” farmers. Part of the Biden administration’s “equity” agenda, the policy was intended to redress past discrimination in the agriculture industry.
White Farmers 'Fear Foreclosure,' Too
The New York Times Monday profiled several black farmers who were promised debt relief by the Biden administration but now “fear foreclosure” after courts blocked the disbursement of relief.
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