American farmers are in no way working class. Even the median small farm owner has upwards of a million dollars in assets (and less than 10% of that value in debt) and a yearly household income that exceed the national average. The author knows exactly what he's doing when he conflates the plight of a bunch of white landowners with the poor farmhands and seasonal labor that they exploit.
American farmers are in no way working class. Even the median small farm owner has upwards of a million dollars in assets (and less than 10% of that value in debt) and a yearly household income that exceed the national average. The author knows exactly what he's doing when he conflates the plight of a bunch of white landowners with the poor farmhands and seasonal labor that they exploit.