Why are people going without meals?

I bow to your superior knowledge of poo.

Thanks for posting

No checks equal no meals equal shit in the streets. ..

Or they could panhandle and spend the money on food instead of booze and drugs

Panhandling is more work than sitting on your ass and waiting for the 1st of the month.

please quit playing the part of tiga being obtuse. you pretending your doomsday scenarios are like thanksgiving scenes.

hence the need for stockpiling of shit.

Destroying civil society is even more work.

That wasn't an answer to the question.

You travel a lot, so do I. I have spent many moons in 3 rd world shit holes. If you think it can't happen here your fooling yourself.