And heart disease is the #1 killer but soda is the #1 food stamp item. If we just focus on taking soda off the list of approved items it would save more lives and reduce healthcare costs.
No dude! Beer is good for you, it contains alcohol which kills all the germs so you never get sick anyways. If you got the flu, it's because you didn't have enough alcohol in your system. Trust me, I'm a doctor.
Soda is not bought more often on SNAP then by people who use cash or credit. Same rate as people not on SNAP.
The issue with banning sugary drinks on snap is that things like orange juice would fall under the two sugary category. It’s also unrealistic to ban arbitrary items.
Drink water. It's tax dollar money. Beggers can't be choosy. Hell, I would also just drop ship MRE's. Just food and water. Take it or leave it. Bet people start trying to get off food stamps that absolutely can. Massive fraud in that program. I see it all the time,
So we get to pay for the crappy foods (sorry, OJ is just as bad as sugary soda) and for the healthcare costs for the type II 'betus, obesity, cholesterol, heart disease, etc., that is caused by the crappy foods? Sweet!
And are lottery tickets and cigarettes considered "arbitrary items?" Beep "Sorry, can't use that for that." Seems pretty realistic.
Kinda my point. Water and basic food. Intent is to get them off their ass because they hate the food. And no selling the MRE's. Take it or leave it. Get caught selling them and go to jail.
I mean... if you're using money from food stamps to buy lobster and only Pepsi for your children, I think maybe the government should be able to say stop that. Do you know how many families sell drugs and apply for welfare and food stamps and spend it all on lobster and expensive bags? They dont actually need food stamps because of drug money, but all that is under the table, so they would be idiots for not taking advantage of the system (how they see it, not me). But hey if you have your own money, buy whatever you want. This is america. The food stamp thing pisses me off. Heroine addicts sell them outside our winn Dixie for 50 cents on the dollar.
Add a drug test prior to receiving checks from the gov, incentivize healthy eating and other good habits (seeking career help, education, learning a trade), etc.
And heart disease is the #1 killer but soda is the #1 food stamp item. If we just focus on taking soda off the list of approved items it would save more lives and reduce healthcare costs.
TRUE.
It's truly amazing how much of that garbage people drink.
In the 90s especially, during the low fat stupidity when everyone thought carbs and sugar were great.
I stopped drinking soda 2 years ago and I'm happy I did. I'm still unhealthy, but just a bit less. 😋
Does beer count as a soda?
Its not good for you, but it's not as damaging to your body as liquid sugar and corn syrup.
No dude! Beer is good for you, it contains alcohol which kills all the germs so you never get sick anyways. If you got the flu, it's because you didn't have enough alcohol in your system. Trust me, I'm a doctor.
i'm not in any way a doctor
Soda is not bought more often on SNAP then by people who use cash or credit. Same rate as people not on SNAP.
The issue with banning sugary drinks on snap is that things like orange juice would fall under the two sugary category. It’s also unrealistic to ban arbitrary items.
Drink water. It's tax dollar money. Beggers can't be choosy. Hell, I would also just drop ship MRE's. Just food and water. Take it or leave it. Bet people start trying to get off food stamps that absolutely can. Massive fraud in that program. I see it all the time,
So we get to pay for the crappy foods (sorry, OJ is just as bad as sugary soda) and for the healthcare costs for the type II 'betus, obesity, cholesterol, heart disease, etc., that is caused by the crappy foods? Sweet!
And are lottery tickets and cigarettes considered "arbitrary items?" Beep "Sorry, can't use that for that." Seems pretty realistic.
How about starting with.... REMOVE WELFARE! :)
Kinda my point. Water and basic food. Intent is to get them off their ass because they hate the food. And no selling the MRE's. Take it or leave it. Get caught selling them and go to jail.
Government still shouldn't be allowed to dictate what you can and can not buy.
I mean... if you're using money from food stamps to buy lobster and only Pepsi for your children, I think maybe the government should be able to say stop that. Do you know how many families sell drugs and apply for welfare and food stamps and spend it all on lobster and expensive bags? They dont actually need food stamps because of drug money, but all that is under the table, so they would be idiots for not taking advantage of the system (how they see it, not me). But hey if you have your own money, buy whatever you want. This is america. The food stamp thing pisses me off. Heroine addicts sell them outside our winn Dixie for 50 cents on the dollar.
Add a drug test prior to receiving checks from the gov, incentivize healthy eating and other good habits (seeking career help, education, learning a trade), etc.
But who determines healthy eating? All the high carb, sugar loaded stuff or keto which gets slammed every new year as the worst diet?