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Near the beginning of April I wrote a post about how Black Farmers would be getting restitution from the federal government, finally, many years after they’d lost a lawsuit proving that there had been discriminatory practices. Suffice it to say, just because a lawsuit awards money doesn’t mean that the loser is going to pay. [...]

Well, that’s not totally accurate, but it’s close enough. What is happening with black farmers is that, if they qualify, the federal government will be giving them upwards of $50,000 to settle a racial bias lawsuit. And some farmers might be able to get as much as $250,000. Where’s all of this stemming from? It [...]