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Thank you. Sticking a post war couple in an isolated box with no family support was just cruel. Children were raised without relatives, and had no comparisons or commentators. Parents were the only role models. Unhealthy.

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"Volunteer to starve to death for your country."

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The government supported farmers, and bought excess for distribution to the needy. Then Reagan and Newt happened.

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And you need a car to get to anyplace that sells vegetables.

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And the kids had no allies or help if things went bad. I know my grandparents were great comfort to me when my dad went on a rampage.

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I, for one, would welcome an American rendition of French anger at the aristocrats who feast while ensuring our famine.

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We have been deluged with fundraising, so there's a word filter. Sorry I was late getting to this.

— Dok Zoom, Yr Friendly Neighborhood Comments Moderator

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Ok, cool. Thanks! I was half kidding. :)

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I would! It's so delicious.

Of course, due to my cultural background, I eat a *lot* of stuff that makes most American people think they're at the clean-up after an autopsy.

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Recipe Porn! Sound delicious. And me on a see-food diet.

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“There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.”- Mahatma Ghandi

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I nearly stopped eating tapioca pudding because my buddy wouldn't stop calling it fish eggs.

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The Supremes having just ruled that Congress has no standing to hold Donnie to account for violation of the emoluments clause, it is not clear to me WHO would have the standing to do so.

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Gonna have to be store-brand Mac-n-cheez, though. None of that fancy Kraft stuff.

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"Many low-income military families need SNAP, but can’t overcome an eligibility hurdle"

https://www.militarytimes.c...

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