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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Judge not lest ye be judged.

I imagine life is pretty miserable if you rely on SNAP.  Why is it so awful to let people make their own choices, even if they are not the choices you would make?[/quote]

Because those choices are not in the best interest of the person. Why should we subsidize “foods” with no nutritional value that will likely contribute to the person becoming overweight and diabetic. This seems like common sense to me. [/quote]

We subsidize a lot of shit that isn't great. In this country adults get to make their own choices.

And be honest, you don't actually care. You just like looking down on poor people. I'm sure you shovel plenty of crap down your gullet. [/quote]

If those choices are subsidized by the taxpayers and those “food” choices lead to more healthcare that must be subsidized by the taxpayer there must be some common sense guidelines. [b]Soda is not a food. That’s basic.[/b] [/quote]

Coca Cola and the HFCS industry disagree. Big pharma disagrees. Hate to say it, but no one in corporate America actually wants poor people to eat healthy food. The fact that we talk about toxic crap like soda as a “treat” shows you how we have internalized the message. There is too much money to be made poisoning people..

I’d have no problem making SNAP a WIC like program for everyone, but I’d rather put the money in people’s hands than waste it on a bureaucracy. Many people, particularly the ones on temporary hard times or otherwise have good access to grocery stores, do very well with their money. [/quote]

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