It's hard to say if people would be starving without food assistance. Hopefully we won't experiment to find out. But just looking at the number of students who get free lunches in the US based upon their income levels is astounding. According to [0], the two main programs feed 32 MILLION free meals a day.
The eligibility requirements for a free meal are <130% of the poverty level for the household. That's a household income (for a family of three) of $27500.
The eligibility requirements for a free meal are <130% of the poverty level for the household. That's a household income (for a family of three) of $27500.
[0]https://schoolnutrition.org/aboutschoolmeals/schoolmealtrend...