There is a precedent to this situation. During the Great Depression/Dust Bowl in the 1920's, government officials were adamantly opposed to giving cash or food

There is a precedent to this situation. During the Great Depression/Dust Bowl in the 1920's, government officials were adamantly opposed to giving cash or food to citizens. Moral hazard, and all that. The result was that: - there were food riots - some Americans starved to death - Washington, D.C. was occupied by protesters living in tent cities, and the military had to intervene to prevent government buildings from being stormed.