Why do we give ANYONE, ANYTHING from the government. Shouldn't that be the purpose of churches etc?
Anon, perhaps they were getting at the idea that if trucks stopped rolling "tomorrow" that they would be able to last a significant amount of time without resupply.
Without tractor trailers very little moves unless you're directly on a rail line or adjacent to a major shipping port.
there's a good reason the founding fathers seriously considered making land ownership a pre-requisite for voting.
It's logical. If you're renting, you really don't have skin in the game. The community is only as deep as the roots it establishes.