26. Groceries Exchanged Their Food Stamps For Money
One of the most significant factors the government needed to work out before they issued food stamps was how they would reimburse grocers. No business became forced to accept food stamps, but most of them did once they learned that they would receive a little reimbursement for the food stamps.
All the grocer needed to do was bring the food stamps to a local bank or one of the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation (FSCC) offices. While the grocers didn’t always receive the most money for the food stamps, so many people took part in the program that most shelves became empty within the first few days.