I have. It was rent, not groceries, but same conversation. Their feedback was consistent. “In the past, the government covered this entirely, but now we have to pay a part.”

I asked how that works when they are employed by the government, technically. The government is how they earn money to pay for the thing the government used to pay for. How does this make sense?

Their answer: “In the past, the government covered this entirely, but now we have to pay a part.”