SNAP money should (i) serve basic nutritional needs, not empty food and (ii) should help farmers, not companies making empty caloric food.
Reply Replyif taxpayers are paying then should require healthier eating for better health in long term
Reply ReplyThe United States has one of the highest rates of Type 1 diabetes incidences and high prevalence , around 1 in 6. Diet and being active, which most of us can do does wonders, whether on SNAP or not, most of us would benefit from consuming less sugar and taking the stairs.
Reply ReplySugary food is not essential. SNAP is for people who need to eat food they need not to go hungry. More healthy choices are beneficial for all.
Reply Replyif you read the NO comments, many of the people who voted NO thought they were voting NO SUGAR...
The poor/lower middle class aren't the problem, it's the billionaires. Prior to Reagan and trickle-down (Voodoo Economics) the bottom 90% of the population held about a third of the wealth and the 0.7% about 7% .... fast forward to today and the top 0.7% have MORE wealth than the bottom 90%!
Reply ReplyI'm type 1 diabetic and I need to buy candy to keep myself from dying from hypoglycemia episodes.
Reply ReplyJust because a person is less fortunate, doesn't mean they must live in misery at all times. The poor can enjoy life too. If they choose to buy themselves or their family a little treat, they are as entitled to do that as anyone else.
Reply ReplyWhy do we need to control people in our society? Sometimes the only way a child can get a little treat is if their parents can use a little bit of the benefits to buy something a little special.
Reply ReplyMindful what we call 'treats'! Illness producing, ultra processed 'treats' are literally a sickening way to 'treat' our kids. A handful of delicious blueberries, is a treat. Banana slices spread with peanut butter is a treat. A handful of Skittles & a diet soda is not.
If you look at the cost of less processed goods, you’ll see that you get much less bang for your buck. You spend more and get less whe. You eliminated the processed goods. Rather than hurt the consumer, the focus should be on making these processed foods healthier. This makes sense to parents.
Reply ReplyI don't have the right to decide what poor people get to eat. Just because we give poor people money for food doesn't give us the right to take away their freedom of choice. They decide what to put into their bodies, not us. It's their bodies, their choice!!!
Reply ReplyNo one should be banning sweets from SNAP or any other program. This is just a way of controlling people and what is available for them to eat. What is next? MILK?
Reply ReplyFYI after we don't need milk after childhood. Calcium Sources: Leafy greens (kale, broccoli), tofu, beans, fortified orange juice, nuts, and seeds
Grapes dipped in peanut butter are a snack. So are spoonfuls of yogurt mixed with chopped fruit, plopped onto parchment paper with a popsicle stick stuck into ea & frozen. Dip in melted chocolate optional! As is chia seed pudding. All cheaper than prepackaged, ultra processed snacks & far healthier.
42 million people get an avg. of $178 per month of food that is paid for by the other 295 million Americans that work for a living.
Because it directly affects disabled and vulnerable populations, people with arfid, People who are trying to buy birthday cakes for their children, people who have disabilities who cannot easily make foods, people who have autism who have safe foods, people with diabetes. It's not right to police us
Reply ReplyNo because there are a lot of people that need those sodas those candies whatever for reasons like oh I don't know to raise their blood sugar up when it gets super low. It's such a misconception and some more false narrative bullshit by these dumbass Republicans like Mike kehoe and Donald Trump.
Reply Replydo the 61% yes voters refrain from sugary products?? if so remove all the products they say that shouldn't be available to snap completely from the market. or only the rich deserve....?
Reply ReplyI think these kind of things put an undue burden on grocers. They cost more than they are worth
Reply ReplyWhat is this nazi germany? Whats next? Hot dogs? Cheerios? Salt? Poor kids deserve birthday cake too. People should be treated fairly snap or no snap. If sugar is so bad then have it removed from all food. Gezzzz fdt
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If you can give Medicaid people hearing aides you can give Medicare people hearing aides.
ReplyMy mother is in a nursing home. Her hearing aids are not covered by Medicare nor Medicaid. She's only allowed $50 a month from her social security for so her clothes, personal items, and supplements, her eye glasses and hearing aids. $50 a month won't cover that stuff
ReplyI'm 63 & I need hearing aids for both ears! I can't afford them on my small social security check with the other bills that I pay every month!
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