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[-] neuracnu 60 points 8 months ago

It's a result of Jimmy Carter's dairy subsidies. There was a Planet Money episode about it, and the origin of the phrase "government cheese":

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/08/31/643486297/episode-862-big-government-cheese

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 23 points 8 months ago

Everyone makes fun of it, but that shit was sooooo damn good. My aunt and uncle got government cheese when I was really little, and I loved going over for visits and grilled cheese, lol.

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