Food stamp recipients sue over restrictions on right to tax-payer candy and energy drinks

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Mediaite is a far left wing propaganda site, so I have no trust in the site,

There are plenty of others.
Kegsbreath should sue them all.

that said if it is true, America has no business continuing on in the extravagant spending the government has enjoyed for the last century

Especially when the candidates brag about it, when campaigning.

 

[Papageorgio]

There are plenty of others.
Kegsbreath should sue them all.

Especially when the candidates brag about it, when campaigning.

They all campaign about reducing waste, it is a pipe dream that Americans keep on thinking it will happen. We need to trim this BS spending of taxpayers hard earned money, the waste and fraud in the federal government is over the top, I know of no administration that has ever attempted to get rid of it. They just keep adding to the budget and our national debt.

How many decades are we going to believe that either party cares for the hard working taxpayers.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

They all campaign about reducing waste, it is a pipe dream that Americans keep on thinking it will happen. We need to trim this BS spending of taxpayers hard earned money, the waste and fraud in the federal government is over the top, I know of no administration that has ever attempted to get rid of it. They just keep adding to the budget and our national debt.

How many decades are we going to believe that either party cares for the hard working taxpayers.

No, no, no.

Republicans have been running on reducing waste, fraud and reducing the deficit since Reagan promised, 45 years ago.

 

[Papageorgio]

No, no, no.

Republicans have been running on reducing waste, fraud and reducing the deficit since Reagan promised, 45 years ago.

Obama promised a line by line review of the budget to eliminate wasteful spending, he even appointed Biden to go through each department to find and cut waste.

Hillary in 2016, proposed much of the same audits Trump promised to go through every department to cut spending.

Biden wanted a pay as you go and then wanted to cut subsidies to several industries such as oil.

Harris ran on more spending, so she was different, she was at least honest with her idea.

Again, they are all pretty much the same, they talk the talk but don’t come close to walking the walk.

The only exception I ever saw was under Clinton when he and Gingrich worked together to bring down debt and spending.

Today both parties work for the rich and the special interest groups. That’s why in 2022 the gap between the rich and the rest of America went to historic highs.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Obama promised a line by line review of the budget to eliminate wasteful spending, he even appointed Biden to go through each department to find and cut waste.

Hillary in 2016, proposed much of the same audits Trump promised to go through every department to cut spending.

Biden wanted a pay as you go and then wanted to cut subsidies to several industries such as oil.

Harris ran on more spending, so she was different, she was at least honest with her idea.

Again, they are all pretty much the same, they talk the talk but don’t come close to walking the walk.

The only exception I ever saw was under Clinton when he and Gingrich worked together to bring down debt and spending.

Gingrich didn't do shit.
All he wanted was tax cuts.
A POS.

Today both parties work for the rich and the special interest groups. That’s why in 2022 the gap between the rich and the rest of America went to historic highs.

BS.

 

[Papageorgio]

Gingrich didn't do shit.
All he wanted was tax cuts.
A POS.

BS.

So every nominee for President from the two major parties, in the last 18 years, except Harris promised to cut spending and waste.

 

[Seymour Flops]

It's so cute when you pretend to be against corporate greed.

I'm sure the companies that make products don't want to lose that revenue.

Neither do the people who run marginally profitable stores in areas that are food dessert.

Ban buying candy and sodas with food stamps and watch those stores stop stocking so much of it.

 

[JoeB131]

Those politicians are the ones voted for by the taxpayers. Are you really trying to be this ignorant on how the system works to make your supposed point?

Most people didn't vote for RatFucK Jr. In fact, he had to fold up his useless campaign.

But now measles is back.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

So every nominee for President from the two major parties, in the last 18 years, except Harris promised to cut spending and waste.

No, every REPUBLICAN running for office has promised to cut spending and waste, for the last 45 years.

 

[Papageorgio]

No, every REPUBLICAN running for office has promised to cut spending and waste, for the last 45 years.

And all but one Democrat.

 

[LibertyWeeps]

All the times, when I was younger, I lost my job and had to go on food stamps for a while........

The restrictions were absolute and undeniable. ALL you could buy with food stamps was ingredients for you to make food dishes at home.
NO candy, NO chips, NO chocolate, NO soda, NO Hawaiian Punch..........

Flour
Sugar
Herbs
Spices
Meat
Canned soups and veggies
Fruits
Canned fruits
Baby food
Pasta
Rice
Beans (dried or canned)
Dry cereals
Cooking oils
Dairy (milk, butter, cheese)
Eggs
Fresh veggies
Bread
Canned/jarred sauces
Tea
Coffee


THAT was the extent of it.
NO frozen foods
NO premade dinners
NOTHING sweet
NO sodas
NO energy garbage
NO chips
NO jerky
NO frozen pizzas
....

 

[JoeB131]

All the times, when I was younger, I lost my job and had to go on food stamps for a while........

The restrictions were absolute and undeniable. ALL you could buy with food stamps was ingredients for you to make food dishes at home.

THAT was the extent of it.
NO frozen foods
NO premade dinners

And that was changed, because they realized a lot of people just plain old don't know how to cook.

Ask yourself who lobbied for the changes. It was probably the merchants themselves who didn't want their cashiers wasting a lot of time on figuring out what was eligible and what wasn't.

 

[Captain Caveman]

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5781154-snap-recipients-sue-usda-food-restrictions/

Recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday, challenging its food restriction waivers that reduce the types of foods that can be purchased with benefits.

Represented by the National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ), a nonprofit focused on advancing justice for low-income families, five SNAP recipients from Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Tennessee and West Virginia sued the USDA for implementing its waiver restriction pilot projects.

It’s literally in the name! Supplemental NUTRITION

If it isn’t nutritious, you can still eat it but pay for it yourself.

Evidently the National Center for Law and Economic Justice doesn't care about the health of disadvantaged children.

Ha! You don't need to be Karnak to see who’s really behind the lawsuit.

PepsiCo (Pepsi, frito lay, Doritos) gets more than 25% of their gross revenue from government subsidy programs.....Follow the money.

Never bite the hand that feeds you, so just scrap food stamps if they're not happy.

 

[LibertyWeeps]

And that was changed, because they realized a lot of people just plain old don't know how to cook.

Ask yourself who lobbied for the changes. It was probably the merchants themselves who didn't want their cashiers wasting a lot of time on figuring out what was eligible and what wasn't.

Cashiers don't have to know whats what. It's built into the system and shows on the register what isn't covered by EBT.

But over the past 25 years, standards have been lowered to include garbage.

Yes, lots of people don't know how to cook, but they CAN buy frozen foods now.

This EBT update is for GARBAGE food only. They will still be able to buy REAL food, whether its the basic ingredients or premade dinners.
As long as its not candy, sodas, chips, gum, etc....

 

[JoeB131]

Cashiers don't have to know whats what. It's built into the system and shows on the register what isn't covered by EBT.

we aren't talking about today, we are talking about 40 years ago when the restrictions were lifted.

But over the past 25 years, standards have been lowered to include garbage.

Yes, lots of people don't know how to cook, but they CAN buy frozen foods now.

But you just praised past restrictions on frozen or prepared foods.

This is an old story, I remember people like you bitching about "Them welfare people" buying "Steaks and lobsters" with their food stamps 50 years ago when I was a teen.

But when you are a miserable person, it's always easier to kick down than to punch up.

 

[LibertyWeeps]

we aren't talking about today, we are talking about 40 years ago when the restrictions were lifted.


But you just praised past restrictions on frozen or prepared foods.

This is an old story, I remember people like you bitching about "Them welfare people" buying "Steaks and lobsters" with their food stamps 50 years ago when I was a teen.

But when you are a miserable person, it's always easier to kick down than to punch up.

Back then, yeah, it was "the basics". Which included seafood and all cuts of meats.

I never bitched about it, I appreciated whatever I could get. Thats how my granny raised me.

And yes, before computer registers, cashiers had charts or lists at their registers if they needed help in identifying EBT foods.
But like I said, they were the BASICS, so pretty much they were instantly memorable.

 

[Mac-7]

It's so cute when you pretend to be against corporate greed.

I'm sure the companies that make products don't want to lose that revenue.

Neither do the people who run marginally profitable stores in areas that are food dessert.

Maybe they wont lose money

Most welfare bums get money under the table that they can buy the junk food with

Its the nail shops and wig companies that might suffer

As well as less donations to foreign islamic terror groups

 

[LibertyWeeps]

Maybe they wont lose money

Most welfare bs get money under the table that they can buy the junk food with

Its the nail shops and wig companies that might suffer

As well as the drug dealers and SUV sales people.

 

[Rawley]

And that was changed, because they realized a lot of people just plain old don't know how to cook.

Horseshit

Ask yourself who lobbied for the changes. It was probably the merchants themselves who didn't want their cashiers wasting a lot of time on figuring out what was eligible and what wasn't.

No. It was Big Food, that wanted/want to sell processed poison.

 

[Nuthin' Fancy]

Cashiers don't have to know whats what. It's built into the system and shows on the register what isn't covered by EBT.

But over the past 25 years, standards have been lowered to include garbage.

Yes, lots of people don't know how to cook, but they CAN buy frozen foods now.

This EBT update is for GARBAGE food only. They will still be able to buy REAL food, whether its the basic ingredients or premade dinners.
As long as its not candy, sodas, chips, gum, etc....

Kegsbreath didn't get the memo.

Lobstergate: Pete Hegseth's Pentagon faces backlash over ...​

FOX 11 Los Angeles
https://www.foxla.com › news › pete-hegseth-pentagon...




4 days ago — According to Pentagon's report, Hegseth signed off on blowing $6.9 million on lobster tail, $2 million on Alaskan king crab legs and more than $15 million on ribeye steak and $124,000 on ice cream machines.


Secretary Hegseth has previously championed the "Department of Government Efficiency," telling Fox News in February 2025, "We need to know when we spend dollars, we need to know where they're going."