First SNAP Ban on Candy and Soda Set To Become Law

[Lisa558]

Just estimate how much deadbeats spend on junk food using food stamps and reduce the benefit by that much

They spend 9% of their food stamps on soda and other unhealthy sweetened drinks.

 

[dblack]

Just estimate how much deadbeats spend on junk food using food stamps and reduce the benefit by that much

Let's just cancel the program. But let's not us it as an excuse for busybodies to lord it over others.

 

[struth]

It's not YOUR money. Get over yourself. You might get off on looking down on others, but you don't know a fucking thing about the people getting benefits. You don't know how much they've paid in taxes, you don't know their balance sheet. And we don't know how much you've paid in taxes. Or how much you've received in government benefits. What's your balance sheet look like??

Of course it’s her money, just like it’s my money. The govt is made “we the people” the money is money people working earned and was taken to support the govt

 

[Lisa558]

It's not YOUR money. Get over yourself. You might get off on looking down on others, but you don't know a fucking thing about the people getting benefits. You don't know how much they've paid in taxes, you don't know their balance sheet. And we don't know how much you've paid in taxes. Or how much you've received in government benefits. What's your balance sheet look like??

Of course it’s my money - it’s ALL taxpayers’ money.

And not demanding that people on government welfare programs get to use OUR money to buy candy is not looking down on them. Get off your sanctimonious, high horse.

We need to really crack down on able-bodied people between 18 and 55 who are on food stamps, have no young children, and refuse to get a job.

 

[struth]

Let's just cancel the program. But let's not us it as an excuse for busybodies to lord it over others.

Fine, let’s cancel it

Private charity does a much better job helping people out of poverty

 

[dblack]

Fine, let’s cancel it

Private charity does a much better job helping people out of poverty

Agreed. But in the meantime, stow the Church Lady routine.

 

[Lisa558]

Of course it’s her money, just like it’s my money. The govt is made “we the people” the money is money people working earned and was taken to support the govt

I can’t believe libtards are demanding we pay for candy for people who can’t afford to feed their children and depend on us for their food.

 

[Lisa558]

Fine, let’s cancel it

Private charity does a much better job helping people out of poverty

Government charity makes it way too easy to shrug off jobs and just get other people to pay for your family’s food.

 

[Mac-7]

They spend 9% of their food stamps on soda and other unhealthy sweetened drinks.

Then cut back food stamps that much

 

[Mac-7]

Let's just cancel the program. But let's not us it as an excuse for busybodies to lord it over others.

Be careful what you wish for

I would end the whole thing if I could

 

[Rawley]

Well let them send the money to you and you go to the grocery store and make the purchases for them.

Lot easier to just change the software so they can't buy unhealthy food with their EBT card.

THere is no reasonable objection to this

 

[Rawley]

Let's just cancel the program. But let's not us it as an excuse for busybodies to lord it over others.

"Busybodies" already do. They prohibit the purchase of cigarettes and booze. But you'd rather they get nothing.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

"Busybodies" already do. They prohibit the purchase of cigarettes and booze. But you'd rather they get nothing.

I've been approached numerous times from individuals asking if I want to buy their benefits, usually 50% on value.

 

[Rawley]

I can’t believe libtards are demanding we pay for candy for people who can’t afford to feed their children and depend on us for their food.

Bizarre.

 

[Lisa558]

Lot easier to just change the software so they can't buy unhealthy food with their EBT card.

THere is no reasonable objection to this

It’s already set to reject booze purchases. Just adjust it to reject soda and candy.

We shouldn’t be funding overweight people* to buy foods that make diabetes even more likely, and which we ALSO will have to fund.

*Poor people are disproptionately fat.

 

[Delldude]

No one has a constitutional right to the full panoply of snack foods on a government card.

Then there shouldn't be a problem eliminating them.

 

[dblack]

Of course it’s her money, just like it’s my money. The govt is made “we the people” the money is money people working earned and was taken to support the govt

Then it's also the money of the people getting benefits, eh?

 

[dblack]

Be careful what you wish for

I would end the whole thing if I could

As would I. I just have no patience with self-righteous Karens..

 

[struth]

Then it's also the money of the people getting benefits, eh?

Sure, if they pay taxes. Not sure your point?

 

[Lisa558]

Then it's also the money of the people getting benefits, eh?

Highly unlikely that welfare takers earn enough, if they even work at all, to pay taxes.