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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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. Soda is not a food. That’s basic. [/quote]

Why is it only things that benefit poor people that everyone wants to get their2 cents in? Think about all the other BS our taxes subsidize that you never ask any questions about. [/quote]

Did you complain when Michelle Obama changed school meals?[/quote]
Which schools?[/quote]

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 111–296 (text) (PDF)) is a federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 13, 2010. The law is part of the reauthorization of funding for child nutrition (see the original Child Nutrition Act). It funded child nutrition programs and free lunch programs in schools for 5 years.[1] In addition, the law set new nutrition standards for schools, and allocated $4.5 billion for their implementation.[1] The new nutrition standards were a centerpiece of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative to combat childhood obesity.[2] In FY 2011, federal spending totaled $10.1 billion for the National School Lunch Program.[3] The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act allows USDA, for the first time in 30 years, opportunity to make real reforms to the school lunch and breakfast programs by improving the critical nutrition and hunger safety net for millions of children.[4] Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act and Michelle Obama were a step in transforming the food pyramid recommendation, which has been around since the early 1990s, into what is now known as "MyPlate".
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthy,_Hunger-Free_Kids_Act_of_2010
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