One conservative position I agree with

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Anonymous wrote:Why? . Poor people need caffeine to work too and cant afford a 6 dollar matcha or oat milk latte every morning like the elitist snobs who look down on them.

Poor people dont need to be punished. If you want to go after sugar, go after Starbucks as well but you won't because the poor dont use food stamps for it

I honestly don’t understand the Democratic position here.

To recap, soda and junk food taxes are a standard and important Democratic policy to promote public health.

However, preventing SNAP from being used for soda and junk food is punishment for poor people.

People need to get their stories straight.

You straighten yourself. LBH, you don't care about poor peoples' health.

Why don't you find something else a bit more worthwhile to focus on. "The poors" drinking soda with SNAP benefits isn't something reasonable people are concerned about.

Further, as long as we are making lists about what I don't want subsidized, we can do away with farm, oil, corp subsidies. You benefit from all those things, despite it being sort of a bit of socialism.

I’m reasonable and I’m concerned about it. Frankly, if you were “reasonable” you’d see that soda causes obesity and cancer and would want snap recipients to purchase things like apples and oat bran.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Soda us actually pretty expensive now, but pre Covid19 was a very inexpensive beverage and a way to feel a bit full.

My disabled family member gets $58 dollars a month in SNAP.

Yet despicable people like OP have an AX to grind over soda.

I’d be very interested to see what a typical shopping cart looks like for you. My guess: fruit loops and other ultra processed foods make up the bulk of your diet.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-governor-calls-on-incoming-trump-officials-to-ban-junk-food-in-food-stamps-make-america-healthy-again

We shouldn’t be buying Coca Cola for welfare recipients.

If sodas are so bad, why not ban them for everyone? Why only welfare recipients?

We tax them. But people who aren’t living off others peoples money really shouldn’t be picky.

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Anonymous wrote:All I know is that the people I know who are struggling financially have so little joy in their lives, that if a can of Coke is going to make them feel a little indulgent, I'm not going to deny them that. I used to think like OP, that it's a no brainer to restrict SNAP benefits to necessities. Then I realized I have friends who are poor, and talked to them about it.

Well, that’s great you’re an empathetic person. But in reality, that can of soda is as bad as smoking a cigarette.

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Anonymous wrote:https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-governor-calls-on-incoming-trump-officials-to-ban-junk-food-in-food-stamps-make-america-healthy-again

We shouldn’t be buying Coca Cola for welfare recipients.

These poor people have very little so why deny them Coca-Cola? How the hell can this affect you?

Ugh. How many fking times do we have to explain to you that their healthcare costs us money. If they drink cola and get obese. You and I pay for it. Not that complex.

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This is way easier than it seems. We already have a government program that only lets you buy healthy foods: WIC. Just use the WIC list of products as those eligible for SNAP too but add in meat allowed as well.

https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/food-packages/regulatory-requirements

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Trump wants to dictate to 21% of the country what they should eat. Big government at its worst.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is way easier than it seems. We already have a government program that only lets you buy healthy foods: WIC. Just use the WIC list of products as those eligible for SNAP too but add in meat allowed as well.

https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/food-packages/regulatory-requirements

I really don’t get why we don’t do this. Besides, milk is cheaper and than soda!

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Anonymous wrote:Nothing makes me angrier than being in line behind someone with my basket full of store brand items while they have the cashier ringing up name brand everything and paying with their EBT.

I don't want anyone to go hungry, but I would support restrictions on what they can buy with their EBT.

I think if their address doesn't have them living in a food dessert, they shouldn't be allowed to use their cards at places like 7-11. I've seen people rack up $60 bills in 7-11 buying their insanely priced frozen food items. There's a Food Lion right across the street with much better prices! But the 7-11 is right next door to the main lower income housing apartments and closer than crossing the street and walking a bit through the shopping center so they mainly go to 7-11.

Really? Nothing makes you angrier than watching the person in front of you buy brand names with EBT. Fascinating.

Something that is less than 2% of our federal budget makes you more angry than anything else in this world. Isn't that something.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Soda us actually pretty expensive now, but pre Covid19 was a very inexpensive beverage and a way to feel a bit full.

My disabled family member gets $58 dollars a month in SNAP.

Yet despicable people like OP have an AX to grind over soda.

I’d be very interested to see what a typical shopping cart looks like for you. My guess: fruit loops and other ultra processed foods make up the bulk of your diet.

You'd be disappointed, Karen, a k a despicable human being.

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When Michelle made school lunches healthier, you all screamed that it is none of her business what kids are eating. You did not care that your tax money went toward junk food in school cafeterias. Now you are trying to micromanage what poor people drink?

I remember the good ole days when the GOP at least claimed to be the party of small government. Now they just outwardly try to control every aspect of our lives.

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Anonymous wrote:Trump wants to dictate to 21% of the country what they should eat. Big government at its worst.

WIC is “big government at its worst”? I agree we shouldn’t dictate to people what to eat. People should absolutely be able to buy what they want with their own money.

SNAP (supplemental nutrition assistance) is designed to give families EXTRA money for food above and beyond what they would spend on food. Just like with WIC it is entirely feasible to say that that extra food money from USG should be spent on generally healthy staples not junk and not pre-cooked food (which is also now allowed I think for some crazy reason). People can eat those things! But that is what their own money is for.

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Just wanted to give a little perspective here.

Growing up, my best friend was pretty poor and her family had assistance. Yes, they bought tons of processed and frozen food. That’s because her single mother was going to school and working, both 30 minutes from their house. My friend was 12 and had to prepare most food for her and her little brother because mom was gone all the time, trying really hard to build a better life for them. She didn’t have time to teach her to cook full meals independently. She didn’t have time to grocery shop for fresh produce every few days. So she had to load up the freezer with meal options and also provided some after school snacks, such as chips or ice cream. They were hungry after school and needed a snack. A bag of chips would last several days and was relatively cheap.

As far as Coke products, I don’t feel strongly one way or the other. But I do think they should have access to caffeinated on-the-go beverages. I would imagine my friend’s mom had to rely heavily on caffeine during those long days of work, school, driving, and raising kids.

As far as the 7-11 vs grocery store. Consider why they might choose 7-11. They are called convenience stores for a reason. These folks typically have small children in tow. It was likely much easier to manage this in a 7-11. Mom might have even felt safe leaving them in the car while running into 7-11. If she was on foot, whether her children are with her or left at home, I can see where it would make a huge difference to pop into a convenience store rather than crossing the street and making your way through a large store and possibly wait in a long line.

Let’s just give each other a little grace in this world, can we?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just wanted to give a little perspective here.

Growing up, my best friend was pretty poor and her family had assistance. Yes, they bought tons of processed and frozen food. That’s because her single mother was going to school and working, both 30 minutes from their house. My friend was 12 and had to prepare most food for her and her little brother because mom was gone all the time, trying really hard to build a better life for them. She didn’t have time to teach her to cook full meals independently. She didn’t have time to grocery shop for fresh produce every few days. So she had to load up the freezer with meal options and also provided some after school snacks, such as chips or ice cream. They were hungry after school and needed a snack. A bag of chips would last several days and was relatively cheap.

As far as Coke products, I don’t feel strongly one way or the other. But I do think they should have access to caffeinated on-the-go beverages. I would imagine my friend’s mom had to rely heavily on caffeine during those long days of work, school, driving, and raising kids.

As far as the 7-11 vs grocery store. Consider why they might choose 7-11. They are called convenience stores for a reason. These folks typically have small children in tow. It was likely much easier to manage this in a 7-11. Mom might have even felt safe leaving them in the car while running into 7-11. If she was on foot, whether her children are with her or left at home, I can see where it would make a huge difference to pop into a convenience store rather than crossing the street and making your way through a large store and possibly wait in a long line.

Let’s just give each other a little grace in this world, can we?

This is absurd. Only in America do people make lame excuses like this. This is not about grace or tolerance. People in very poor countries make time cook despite working 60 hours a week and having 8 children. There are no excuses for this behavior and we should not tolerate irresponsible and wasteful spending on the taxpayers dime.

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Anonymous wrote:All I know is that the people I know who are struggling financially have so little joy in their lives, that if a can of Coke is going to make them feel a little indulgent, I'm not going to deny them that. I used to think like OP, that it's a no brainer to restrict SNAP benefits to necessities. Then I realized I have friends who are poor, and talked to them about it.

OMG food stamps aren’t supposed to “bring joy to poor people”! They’re supposed to provide basic nutrition to people in need courtesy of the American taxpayer.

And that’s not even considering the double insult of us needing to pay again for the associated medical expenses as a result of eating and drinking that junk.

Yeah guys poor people should never be able to enjoy anything, every moment of their lives should just be basic survival and nothing more am I right?