When I was a kid, there was no EBT, Food Stamps, SNAP, WIC or anything like we have today.
The county distributed food in large cardboard boxes the size of a crate of eggs that had surplus food from USDA commodity programs, flour, peanut butter, cheese, powdered eggs, cornmeal, and other things as well.
They were delicious.............
I remember people getting those “Commodities.” everyone looked down on those people because the man of the house was usually so lazy he could not hold a job.
But when he wanted to sell his GOVERNMENT CHEESE, everyone lined up to give him cash for the cheese. That was great cheese!
He would then take the money and go buy a case of beer, when everyone else could only buy a six pack.
At 79 years of age I have never been on welfare or commodities.
Commodity programs are just another form of welfare and allow the government to engage in corrupt practices without having to share the corruption with the little people.
Its no better.
The banks dont want local farms and politicians are payed to make sure farms are almost forced into being enslaved to banks or become a employee to some megacorp like Tyson.
yes, the government surplus food boxes
it worked and it was a whole lot better than some of the garbage in the supermarkets today