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Atiggerx33 t1_j78vm0g wrote

Reply to comment by Chiefo104 in TIL the number of people who identify as Native American on the US Census increased by 86% from 2010 to 2020. by substantial-freud

Government cheese is a thing if you're on WIC, since pregnant women need a good diet the government just hands out some food if the woman is low-income, one of those foods being 'government cheese'.

I guess in some states they also give Native Americans government cheese? Seems odd "heyy we stole your land and genocided your people, here's some apology cheese" 🤷.

From what I've been told the cheese comes in an unsliced block and varies in quality. Like I've been told in many states the government cheese is disgusting. In NY though it's better than Boar's Head, best American cheese I've ever eaten.

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SEA2COLA t1_j794e3n wrote

My grandparents used to get 'government cheese' (they were on social security). It was pretty much velveeta.

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Atiggerx33 t1_j7auhw4 wrote

I thought Velveeta was more of a mild cheddar? From what I understand the government cheese in NY is American cheese.

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