During the days of communism in the Soviet Union, a commissar was visiting poultry farmers, inquiring about the feed they gave chickens.
The first farmer explained that he bought the finest Soviet wheat for his birds. The inspector exclaimed “What! Millions of people are starving in the Soviet Union. 10 years in the gulag for you!
The next farmer insisted that he used the finest Soviet corn for his chickens. The commissar spluttered “Your brethren are starving, yet you feed your chickens corn? 10 years in Siberia!
The Jewish farmer heard of both episodes and was prepared.
“What feed do you give chickens?” asked the commissar.
The Jewish farmer replied, “Listen, I give them 10 kopeks and tell them to buy their own food.”