The good news is that there are no food lines forming as they did in the 1930’s during the FDR administration. Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack:  "Through the Recovery Act, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has made $100 million available to the states for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which acquires food that is distributed to local organizations that assist the needy – including food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens.” $22 million was spent, which turns out to be nearly $11 million more than the market price.

The government paid $1.50/lb for ham that sells for .79 cents/lb at Food Lion. Vilsak justifies paying more than he had to because as he put it the overpayment: “also provide a modest economic benefit of benefiting Americans working at food retailers, manufacturers and transportation companies as well as the farmers and ranchers who produce our food supply." Is anyone curious to know if Vilsak has a political or personal connection to his suppliers?

Feeding the unemployed and underemployed is a good thing, but not as good as giving them jobs in industries destroyed by government mandates, EPA regulations, and high taxes; such as steel plants, cement mines, coal mines, and agriculture.

Give a man a fish and he lives for another day, give him a job catching fish and he can take care of his own needs.