Milk from our mayor

We received 2 kilos of uncooked rice 4 times since March 15 until today - a total of 8 kilos of rice for almost 2 months.

@Alexandoy maybe that was meant for making rice porridge. 8 kilos for 2 months. I will write a post next week regarding our food packs, let's see what will i get. we will.claim it on May 14.

@Janet357 the authorities are playing with the people.,

That is one good point and it really makes sense. The maker of the milk is the largest food company in our country,.

@Alexandoy here, the disbursement of the sap was chaotic, some households received a lot, some didn't

@hereandthere same here and probably everywhere. For me, it is stupid to give money to the people without clear identification of beneficiaries. Who decides who to receive? That is stupid. In the US, they send the stimulus check to those who paid their taxes. That is clear, no cheating, no discretion needed.

You may be right. I was also thinking that it was probably a donation by a rich person or maybe a company.

@Alexandoy I believe that very young kids need milk, we do not consume a lot of milk, I only use it to make cakes and pastries.

@LadyDuck the milk was actually for the seniors. They asked when they rang the door bell if there is a senior in our home.

You are right with essential foods. But is milk really essential? I know of so many families that prefer bread to eat than milk to drink.

You may be right because in your country it is worse.

@Alexandoy yeah... very bad. No one is thinking about the middle class

@amitkokiladitya that is the problem with politicians, they are always focused on the poor. Why so? Because the poor are the easiest to fool.

Our mayor gives fresh milk to seniors only.

The comments here said those milk may be a donation by the company. They may be right.

@Alexandoy At least it is still a hope for you to have this money. Our government has not given money to the people anyway.

The government has a subsidy of money, $140 for each family who lost job due to the lockdown. But the money is not seen until now.

@youless yesterday was the last day of giving the money. I still don't know if the poor in our neighborhood already received the financial aid.

@Alexandoy Yeah that kind of thinking is going to hurt a lot of people. Cannot choose to be vengeful or biased in this kind of situation. If really wanted to impress people would go above and beyond and the smiles and gratitude would be amazing. Our country no longer thinks that way. I have to say been very disappointed with us. you take care of your people that is all I know.

If you mean the stimulus check, our counterpart here is called the Amelioration program to give about $140 to those who lost their jobs due to the lockdown. But the beneficiaries are not clearly identified and the mayors seem to be the one identifying who would receive.

@crossbones27 if the government will provide something for the people then it should not be discretionary.

@Alexandoy yes not practical

You are right. Especially the poor people, they prefer coffee than fresh milk.

@Alexandoy At least it's not sardines. They like giving that away.

@cherriefic we also received 2 kilos of rice plus 2 cans of sardines, twice already from our mayor.

Yes, my wife also thinks it was a donation.

The maker of the milk products is the largest food company here so it is not logical to help that company.

@DocAndersen that is also a possibility. Big companies normally donate to candidates during election.

@Alexandoy perhaps they helped your mayor get elected?

That's what I did. I gave it to a neighbor with kids.

@Nevena83 there are 34 poor families living nearby in a big land with small houses for rent. I always give them anything that we have in excess like bread and other food items.

@Alexandoy That's really wonderful of you.

That milk may have come from a company donation.

Maybe you are right, milk is easier to distribute.

I really don;t know. In fact, I am still wondering why they distributed milk. Some comments say the milk might be a donation.

That is very possible because Magnolia has projects for nutrition.

That is very possible because the dairy company is a big one.

That is more likely so they are just distributing it to the people.

It is the mayor here so maybe he thinks different.