“ He would tell me stories about how FDR seized gold in the 30’s, and to never count on the government to protect your rights.”
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Wise man, hopefully he wasn’t victimized too much by these people. Naturally, government schools will NEVER teach this.
He told me about how the “feds” came, seized his milk, and dumped it in the ditch to “raise prices”.
So Grandpa, being the cantankerous man he was, started smuggling milk to people that needed it.
He said they were never hungry in the 30’s, but very poor.
He also refused any money for things like CRP acres, terraces, or handouts. When Grandma signed him up for Social Security payments he cussed for WEEKS.
He was a certain breed of old German farmer that was very hard to live with. I miss him terribly