double SNAP during the pandemic? Which led to empty shelves and higher prices? They should have been more moderate and banked some of that money for the contingency fund.

At least not that I've noticed.

https://watergate.info/1971/03/23/milk-price-subsidies.html/


White House Tapes: Milk Price Subsidies
March 23, 1971

This is the transcript of a White House meeting that discussed milk subsidies.

The meeting was attended by President Richard Nixon, John Connally, John Ehrlichman, Clifford Hardin, John Whitaker, George Schultz, Phil Campbell and Donald Rice.

It took place in the Oval Office from 5.05-5.38pm.

It contains a discussion of the Associated Milk Producers PAC (political action committee) and the electoral value of of milk subsidies for the 1972 election.

I don't follow policy in depth ... there's Nixon-Milk-campaign contributions, and farm subsidies in my mind. I know the government stopped buying cheese about late 1980s and it is stored in underground caves and was sold to Kraft (I think), but government distribution of food is all handled through private firms (I think) now. That we could revert to 1930s policy is news to me. Congress needs to clean up old laws when they pass new laws. But if lobbyists aren't behind it - $$$$$ - nothing happens.

the media got HYSTERICAL. The search engines have scrubbed much of it but I know there are probably links to articles on DU over the past 10 or so years.

Here's a good summary of the program - A History of Dairy in the Farm Bill and What it Means for the Current Legislation (I think published in 2023).

Have you not noticed that you are in charge of this failing department? It makes you a failure by default, dear. F^ck right off with your bullsh¡t.

Strange priorities republicans have.