And what about every other economy that exists on the spectrum between today’s US and the CCCP? Also, I haven’t experienced this myself, but I do have family t

And what about every other economy that exists on the spectrum between today’s US and the CCCP? Also, I haven’t experienced this myself, but I do have family that does this today. They stand in line to receive their food rations, although they see it as a positive in that it is preventing them from sliding into poverty or starving. Despite how annoyingly the program is administered, at least in my state.