ACA Repeal/Replace: Progressives Face Moral Dilemma

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Here is another example of the government being there to share risks and costs.  CNN is reporting OJ growers are devastated by Irma.

CNN Wrote:One lifeline he's hoping for: Money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which issues payouts to producers whose output is curtailed by a natural disaster.

Hancock says he got some disaster relief from the government after about half of his harvest was obliterated in 2004, after hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne struck Florida.

"It really proved to be extremely beneficial," he said.

The USDA says it's anxious to help. The agency said in a press release Wednesday that it's loosening some application rules for federal assistance to give farmers easier access to relief funds.

Whether it's enough to keep him in business isn't clear, but Hancock says he's cautiously optimistic.

"We're tough people. We'll find out some type of way to keep going," he said, pausing before adding, "I hope."