Okay, here's a bailout I think I can get behind. From today's WSJ:

SALSOMAGGIORE TERME, Italy -- The world is bailing out banks and car companies. Italy is coming to the rescue of parmigiano cheese.

In an effort to help producers of the cheese commonly grated over spaghetti, fettuccine and other pastas, the Italian government is buying 100,000 wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano and donating them to charity.

Better yet, that's a government cheese distribution worth waiting in line for.

I think I'll hit the market and buy a few bricks of the stuff -- talk about an industry that's too crucial to fail!