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103. Ok, so we're in agreement

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SNAP Recipients Fight Back In Junk Food Crackdown [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 12 OP

Sugar may not be the main problem bucolic_frolic Mar 12 #1

see post 15 niyad Mar 12 #20

Just give them the fucking money. They spend more money "discussing" it than it costs. twodogsbarking Mar 12 #2

It is, and always has been, about control, shaming, and, to a great degree, misogyny, niyad Mar 12 #11

That is what emotion Ai is for! jfz9580m Mar 13 #53

the money spent investigating and verifying "means tests" rampartd Saturday #101

My sympathies would revolve around a better understanding of "access food", "manage health conditions" and...... FadedMullet Mar 12 #3

Do we get a say in what type of food the military is served? choie Mar 12 #5

That's exactly why orangecrush Saturday #116

These rules would prevent a family from using SNAP to buy a birthday cake for their kids. SunSeeker Mar 12 #9

Me too... SomewhereInTheMiddle Thursday #158

see post 15 niyad Mar 12 #19

Sure Cirsium Saturday #107

I don't know... Jacson6 Mar 12 #4

See post 15 niyad Mar 12 #21

I'll pay attention to the counter-arguments when healthy food Torchlight Mar 12 #6

You nailed it "when healthy food is as affordable as many junk foods" quaint Mar 12 #7

THANK YOU!!! niyad Mar 12 #18

In what world would high-quality anything be as affordable as junk? Oliver Bolliver Butt Mar 12 #28

A sane one? niyad Mar 12 #38

define 'junk' then Oliver Bolliver Butt Mar 12 #42

Anything I don't like. niyad Mar 12 #43

Oh, I don't know Cirsium Saturday #106

on that we agree! Oliver Bolliver Butt Saturday #110

Great Cirsium Saturday #111

In the same world that sealions move goalposts Torchlight Mar 13 #57

Oh, come on Cirsium Mar 13 #77

Did my post just get called ridiculous by someone claiming that "food is free"? Oliver Bolliver Butt Mar 13 #96

Correct Cirsium Mar 13 #97

this is why we lose elections Oliver Bolliver Butt Mar 13 #98

Oh, sure it is Cirsium Mar 13 #99

Nice bumper sticker Torchlight Saturday #100

You can't be serious. choie Wednesday #154

Indeed! My point exactly Cirsium Thursday #160

And when healthy food is available moonscape Mar 12 #35

EXACTLY. see post 15. niyad Mar 12 #39

Who says they have to buy healthy food? EX500rider Mar 13 #63

You're arguing a point I neither made nor implied. Torchlight Mar 13 #65

Maybe you could acquaint yourself with some of the restrictions, niyad Mar 13 #70

There's certainly some self-righteous sanctimonious posting going on here EX500rider Mar 13 #74

ohhh myyyyyy. Our mileage does indeed vary. Thank you for confirming niyad Mar 13 #86

just so you know Skittles 4 hrs ago #169

yes and I don't think this stops them from buying that EX500rider 2 hrs ago #170

you seem to know a lot about "them" Skittles 2 hrs ago #171

I'm not against junk food restrictions but I support an increase in the amount provided as eating healthy isn't cheap. cstanleytech Mar 12 #8

See post 15. niyad Mar 12 #17

Many poor people lack kitchens in which to whip up those great recipes from scratch with all their helpful vitamins. CTyankee Mar 13 #54

This doesn't stop them from buying TV dinners and macaroni and cheese and other easy quick Foods EX500rider Mar 13 #64

Why do we get to be their food cop? CTyankee Mar 13 #66

If the taxpayer is footing the bill the taxpayer has some say EX500rider Mar 13 #67

I agree. How can we get at this problem as a society? CTyankee Mar 13 #72

How much healthy food do you think choie Wednesday #155

I don't think this solution to that is live on candy bars and soda EX500rider Thursday #157

"Why do we get to be their food cop?" EX500rider 9 hrs ago #163

As taxpayers we pick up a lot of people who have unhealthy life styles for a lot of different reasons. CTyankee 6 hrs ago #165

But we don't have to underwrite or contribute to those unhealthy life styles IMO EX500rider 5 hrs ago #166

Easy quick foods - if you happen to have a working stove. Demobrat 9 hrs ago #161

I don't think the solution to "no stove" is live off candy & soda ymmv EX500rider 9 hrs ago #162

Why assume they're living off of it Demobrat 4 hrs ago #167

SNAP EX500rider 4 hrs ago #168

Yes which is why produce is a good area to provide more money to spend on as you don't need to cook salads. cstanleytech Mar 13 #68

A great point. The issue is how we get such foods to those who need, but can't afford to buy, those food items. CTyankee Mar 13 #73

Then offer a meal delivery plan for those ones. cstanleytech Tuesday #142

"The five plaintiffs--who live in Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Tennessee and West Virginia..." BaronChocula Mar 12 #10

Really.?? What, exactly, are we to understand by that? niyad Mar 12 #12

With the exception of Colorado BaronChocula Mar 12 #13

Then why include Colorado? niyad Mar 12 #16

It was taken verbatim from the article BaronChocula Mar 12 #22

Thank you. niyad Mar 12 #23

... BaronChocula Mar 12 #24

Are people in those states less worthy of having food Bettie Mar 12 #26

The story they want to push with these restrictions, 70sEraVet Mar 12 #14

I think it's that taxpayer funded diabetes is a bad idea. pcdb Mar 12 #40

Do you seriously think ANY of this bs debate has to do with genuine concern niyad Mar 12 #44

Maybe not to Republicans pcdb Mar 12 #47

That isn't an either/or, regardless of how you frame it. Perhaps you niyad Mar 13 #49

What other issues? pcdb Mar 13 #89

Before I start screaming about the self-righteous sanctimony and niyad Mar 12 #15

But at what point is the line drawn? Polybius Mar 12 #37

Supplemental Nutrition. .last I checked, household items do not niyad Mar 12 #41

Ok, so we're in agreement Polybius Saturday #103

Starting April 1, Texas also will ban SNAP purchases of many drinks that use artificial sweeteners. Celerity Mar 13 #55

yes yes yes yes Cirsium Mar 13 #79

You think household supplies and alcohol should be covered by SNAP? Polybius Saturday #104

Nonsense Cirsium Saturday #105

It's an interesting position that I never heard anyone take Polybius Saturday #113

Why? Cirsium Saturday #114

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Saturday #115

That's what cash assistance is for Polybius Sunday #123

That isn't what being a Democrat is for Cirsium Sunday #125

No one is scolding anyone Polybius Monday #133

I may be alone Cirsium Monday #137

Because it was created for food and beverages Polybius Monday #139

I don't agree Cirsium Monday #140

This isn't up for agreeing or disagreeing Polybius Tuesday #143

No Cirsium Tuesday #144

Yes Polybius Tuesday #145

Why the insults? Cirsium Tuesday #146

No insults Polybius Wednesday #147

Thanks Cirsium Wednesday #149

There certainly is an argument to be made choie Wednesday #153

I agree fully Polybius Thursday #159

No, it's a normal approach Polybius Sunday #122

Normal approach? Cirsium Sunday #124

Every governor is against your position Polybius Monday #134

oh Cirsium Monday #136

Totally agree with you IzzaNuDay Mar 13 #56

That's an entirely different issue though but it's one that does need to be addressed urgently IMO. cstanleytech Mar 13 #69

No, it is obviously a central part of the issue. niyad Mar 13 #71

Thank you Cirsium Mar 13 #78

You are most welcome. One would not think such a post was needed niyad Mar 13 #83

Also point out the percentage of SNAP recipients employed at least part-time Alice B. Monday #135

Yes, thank you. A most excellent point. niyad Monday #141

If I remember correctly in NYS/C... electric_blue68 Mar 12 #25

I remember exactly that decades ago when I got food stamps. NH Ethylene Mar 12 #27

In my case it was just for me... electric_blue68 Mar 12 #29

I can't speak for NYS, but soda and candy was allowed in NYC when I was on it Polybius Mar 12 #36

I'm an NYC'r but don't have SNAP anymore... electric_blue68 Mar 12 #45

I think I wrote this the other day. chouchou Mar 12 #30

Why should there be ANY "percentage for fun" designation? By WHOSE niyad Mar 12 #34

I understand your point. I was thinking that the "Other sons-a-####"" would stop trashing the poor.. chouchou Mar 13 #50

I can welll understand your desire to try that. However, as old and jaded niyad Mar 13 #52

Unfortunately, your words are true. I keep hoping that mostly people are kind, fair and just. chouchou Mar 13 #58

It is good to have hope and optimism. niyad Mar 13 #59

Absolutely. We can go shopping like professionals. chouchou Mar 13 #60

yayyyy niyad Mar 13 #61

You haven't been able to buy beer or wine for decades MichMan Mar 12 #31

see post 15 niyad Mar 12 #32

OMG, enough with the post #15 GenThePerservering Mar 13 #75

Good for you Cirsium Mar 13 #81

Thank you for confirming my post. niyad Mar 13 #85

Creative use of Reductio ad absurdum. Very serious stuff Torchlight Mar 13 #62

Let us add one little thing to this discussion. Apprroximately FIFTY PERCENT niyad Mar 12 #33

Not everyone has cooking facilities or equipment. Demobrat Mar 12 #46

THANK YOU!! And then there are the tuly homeless. I have never niyad Mar 13 #48

I only didn't mention them because Demobrat Mar 13 #87

Many shelters provide an address orangecrush Saturday #117

Where does it say "fresh food"? It says no "candy and sugary drinks" That would leave tons of options.. EX500rider Mar 13 #51

90 billion dollars the defense department wasted on lobster, crab and steak 🥩 questionseverything Mar 13 #82

90 billion? You sure about that? EX500rider Mar 13 #90

Sure there was some furniture, ice cream machines, musical instruments and questionseverything Mar 13 #92

The figure I saw was 22 million EX500rider Mar 13 #94

I think a snickers or a Reeces has more protein than chips or pastries questionseverything Mar 13 #95

Thank you Cirsium Mar 13 #80

when i was on snap, ShepKat Mar 13 #76

see post 15 niyad Mar 13 #84

You had a home with a working kitchen to make them in. Demobrat Mar 13 #88

Most folks on snap have to supplement it with food pantry items or cash questionseverything Mar 13 #93

This is nothing more than the continaution of Ronald Reagan and the "welfare queen driving Cadillacs" radicalleft Mar 13 #91

Soda isn't food OC375 Saturday #102

Grow up? berniesandersmittens Saturday #108

All about taxing the rich on my end OC375 Saturday #112

A snickers has 4-5 grams of protein ( from the peanuts) questionseverything Sunday #126

Buy a bag of nuts then OC375 Sunday #127

Obviously you don't need to use the gas station/ convenience store grocery questionseverything Sunday #128

Rural OC375 Sunday #129

Nothing is the way it was 20-30 years ago so spare me the " walked uphill in the snow " stories questionseverything Sunday #130

No snickers and soda isn't punishment OC375 Sunday #131

Candy isn't food? Wiz Imp Wednesday #151

Gee, you sure got me OC375 Wednesday #152

This isn't the hill Democrats should die upon NickB79 Saturday #109

Bye orangecrush Saturday #118

Ciao NickB79 Saturday #120

I could not care less what people spend them on. Demobrat Saturday #119

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Saturday #121

Dispensaries take food stamps? Demobrat Sunday #132

This is the way. BannonsLiver Monday #138

Wouldn't hurt for American families to learn some new habits in what they cook and do a palate adjustment? Aussie105 Wednesday #148

Nobody is arguing that the typical American diet is healthy. Demobrat Wednesday #150

My $24 a month was just renewed CountAllVotes Wednesday #156

A family member temporarily lost medical assistance because they missed including documentation for payments totaling Alice B. 8 hrs ago #164