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.
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.