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Cheese was a surplus commodity in the 80's. It was more cost effective to give it away as part of TEFAP that to pay for its storage.

As for light bulbs, they will probably be handed out as part of some energy assistance program. You and I will be paying for them. :-(

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they will probably be handed out as part of some energy assistance program. You and I will be paying for them. :-(

That's close to what happened here in Ontario, more than once. I remember in the early 1990s Ontario Hydro paid out rebates of $5/bulb. Naturally the retail price of the bulbs increase, on average, by about $5.