True, and even residents of former Communist nations know this. I watch videos from several different Russian content creators and something I've noticed is that many have a dacha with a garden to grow their own food if times became tough. Here in the U.s we had such a practice in the "victory gardens" of WWII and I have fond memories of relatives who kept up the practice decades afterwards. Maybe this is a solution to the 'food stamps' problem. Create community gardens for the poor.