Under my administration, no one will ever be forced to sell their land to a big corporation just so it can make more taxpayer-subsidized profits.
At last year’s Iowa State Fair, I spoke out against the dangerous and unnecessary “carbon capture” pipelines that are threatening the property rights and the safety of Iowa farmers. On June 25, the Iowa Utilities Board approved a request by one of the companies involved, Summit Carbon Solutions, to build its controversial pipeline across the state, bringing this corporate boondoggle one step closer to reality.
Worse, the Utilities Board declared that Summit can use eminent domain to acquire land by force of law from landowners unwilling to sell. Under our Constitution, eminent domain is supposed to be used for “public necessity,” not private profit. Here, the Utilities Board has given a private company permission to seize farmers’ land to advance a profit-making scheme that serves no public purpose. Carbon pipelines are a corporate scam that will not reduce carbon emissions, and may even cause net emissions to rise. The purported “public need,” therefore, is a fraudulent pretense.
As president, I intend to reform the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other federal agencies to eliminate corruption and shift power and resources from global corporations back to independent farmers.
I will shift subsidies and regulations to help independent farmers get off Big Ag’s chemical-farming treadmill. Farmers should be able to choose their own methods of production, including regenerative methods that are better for the soil, water, animals, human health, and the bottom line.
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