I notice the cook mentions the word 'relief' a few times during the movie. 'no mamm, i'm on relief'....'do they have relief there?'
is relief booze? pills? morphine?
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check this out :-) http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn2.0?stage=1&word=relief:
aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped; "he has been on relief for many years"share
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Wow. That's a harsh reply. A legitimate question was asked. Wouldn’t "Relief is what they called welfare back then" suffice as an answer? Why the extra part calling the person a "moron" and "*beep* stupid"? I don't see anything in the original question calling for these strong words.
Although, I do wonder why red_cloak assumes relief is some type of alcoholic beverage or drug. Curious. Almost makes me wonder if it's a racial thing...
By the way, welfare is one word, not two. You moron. God, you are *beep* stupid.
(Sorry, couldn't resist)
Some people still call it Relief today. Yes, it was welfare after the stock market crash. Social Security was part of this which began in 1935.
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1569.html