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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why can’t the snap benefits be limited to vegetables, pasta or meat?[/quote]

That would be racist.[/quote]

I am sure most people on food stamps are white. [/quote]

Yes. They are. This is the single biggest demographic. Keep in mind the US is not just DC or the east coast.

The issue is simple and isn't food deserts or any kind of marketing ploy.

Junk food tastes good. Sugar innately tastes good to humans. It's a treat.

When you are broke , can't afford a lot, aren't going on vacation, can't buy yourself or your kids new toys and clothes or electronics or even something as simple as a new home decor item or makeup, but you can buy food.

Because food is a need. So splurging on food gives you something. It's new, it's better than what you had, it makes you feel a little less hopeless about the situation. No one faults you for buying food and you don't feel guilty for it because food is a need not a want.

Some people buy $6 Starbuck drinks, other people buy the large pack of oreos. Same idea.

Poor doesn't mean dumb. They understand about basic nutrition. They ignore it bc they want one thing in their life not to be complete deprivation. So food it is. [/quote]

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