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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone of a certain age.. over 70 say .. remember government cheese [View all]EverHopeful
(553 posts)Tried and tried but can't imagine any way the current regime could handle the logistics of this new scheme. Perhaps they're trying to figure out how to dispose of the crops farmers can't sell because of his tariff insanity.
My cousin and I often tried to make a $.99 bag of elbow macaroni last until payday with nothing to put on it but never really looked for that government surplus cheese.
It did annoy me, though, when I'd hear people yammering about what a useless idea it was. Clearly they'd never gone days without food waiting for payday (but at least the lights were on and the rent was paid) when a bit of cheese would have been nice.
My favorite story from those days was running out of gas on the way to work on payday. This was before the miracle of direct deposit
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