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52. I agree but not sure how they could

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Do SNAP Food Restrictions Help Health, or Punish Poor People? [View all] justaprogressive Wednesday OP

They just punish. Food is food pretty much. Most food problems are from over eating, not what your eating Blues Heron Wednesday #1

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Did I say it was water? No it's sugar water. Not a problem unless you guzzle a quart at a time. Blues Heron Wednesday #5

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So ban all processed food for snap recipients? That's dumb. The restrictions are dumb. Blues Heron Wednesday #7

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WIC is too restrictive for most Freddie Wednesday #14

WIC is very restrictive... SickOfTheOnePct Wednesday #16

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Not sure what your point is SickOfTheOnePct Wednesday #69

Their point is pushing the right wing "welfare queen" angle in new clothes (new wording for old trope) Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #73

I'm not pushing right wing anything SickOfTheOnePct Wednesday #75

It's not you. I was answering your question you asked of the right wing troll. They got banned for the reason I cited. Bernardo de La Paz Wednesday #76

Ah, got it - thank you for the clarification! n/t SickOfTheOnePct Wednesday #77

Restrictions punish and people get weird about food "morality" REALLY quickly. WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #4

Restrictions on food stamps are pretty much to humiliate people questionseverything Wednesday #6

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Of course it's to humiliate food stamp recipients questionseverything Wednesday #17

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It's foolish, where does the no sugar stop? questionseverything Wednesday #19

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I'm not asking for anyone's sympathy questionseverything Wednesday #28

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No we don't, they can pass anything they want on their own questionseverything Wednesday #34

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No, repukes start by eliminating soda and end with eliminating the program questionseverything Wednesday #38

The "government" isn't paying for it. choie Wednesday #90

I disagree Mossfern Wednesday #44

So since you are such an expert, I assume your eating habits are "perfect "? questionseverything Wednesday #46

Actually .... Mossfern Wednesday #54

The problem is balance between what is healthful... haele Wednesday #48

Very often people receiving food stamps Mossfern Wednesday #57

Poison is not on the list of SNAP-eligible products. WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #58

That public assistance doesn't always pay rent and utilities synni Wednesday #96

As a matter of fact choie Wednesday #91

Punishment berniesandersmittens Wednesday #9

This! justaprogressive Wednesday #15

And also, the homeless. A bag of beans to someone who, by definition, has no kitchen to cook in, is just insulting. CTyankee Wednesday #20

Exactly berniesandersmittens Wednesday #24

I wonder if that's how their mamas raised them -- to inventory a stranger's cart and pay strict attention to how ... Alice B. Wednesday #39

In AR all ebt cards look the same berniesandersmittens Wednesday #41

I hear you. I know this quite personally because I've used an EBT card -- even an average white lady Alice B. Wednesday #79

But Twinkies and a Coke Mossfern Wednesday #45

"Twinkids and a Coke will harm them." WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #53

People on snap already can't buy candy bars with it standingtall Wednesday #59

Yup, I heard it straight from the horse's mouth. GoCubsGo Wednesday #23

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I wasn't responding to the OP. GoCubsGo Wednesday #26

+1 leftstreet Wednesday #35

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Neither help nor punish GreatGazoo Wednesday #10

See my post just before yours. CTyankee Wednesday #21

I got into an argument with a professor once over this sort of thing. Alice B. Wednesday #42

Honestly, I'm torn on this... SickOfTheOnePct Wednesday #11

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Most people want to be healthy, so focus on education not restrictions. Blues Heron Wednesday #29

I agree but not sure how they could Tree Lady Wednesday #52

The only real way to do it... SickOfTheOnePct Wednesday #55

One item drives me nuts. Kraft box of Mac n cheese. If cbabe Wednesday #27

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If you have a microwave. One innovation is pop top cans so a can opener isn't needed. cbabe Wednesday #32

When healthy foods become more price-competitive to the alternatives Torchlight Wednesday #33

$25 bottle of olive oil vs $7 bottle of hydrogenated veg oil berniesandersmittens Wednesday #37

Please don't feel that way, most of us don't agree with that crap questionseverything Wednesday #40

Thank you berniesandersmittens Wednesday #43

No one should ever feel ashamed for doing the best they can. Ever. Torchlight Wednesday #51

It's very disappointing to see holier than thou types pushing this shit on a democratic site questionseverything Wednesday #64

I'm on SNAP, ask me anything. Luz Wednesday #47

you explain it well Skittles Wednesday #50

Honestly, I live in a food desert..literally. We Luz Wednesday #92

aahhh OK Skittles Wednesday #93

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In the 'hood??? berniesandersmittens Wednesday #71

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FWIW, there's very little difference in the kind of purchases SNAP households make compared to non-SNAP households. WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #56

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Besides the obvious objections from industries, one of the reasons the USDA is generally loathe to implement WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #65

Exactly, it would just run up the cost which of course means more people can't get food questionseverything Wednesday #67

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go cry about it WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #82

Link? questionseverything Wednesday #66

Interesting thread that deserves only one response Smokster Wednesday #62

There's something else at play here. surrealAmerican Wednesday #74

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I've seen one person in my entire life only buy standingtall Wednesday #83

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Ah, *here's* where the dog is buried. You're mad about the way other people choose to eat. WhiskeyGrinder Wednesday #88

I detest food snobbery Skittles Wednesday #94

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Gosh, lots of cart-peerers today Starry Messenger Wednesday #86

Gladys Kravitz is alive and well Torchlight Wednesday #87

right? Skittles Wednesday #95

Damn. The shitty things being said about poor people. Double damn. Solly Mack Wednesday #89

I agree, this thread is making huge assumptions Luz Wednesday #97

Yep. Paternalistic assumptions. Solly Mack Wednesday #98

Maybe have a program where an EBT card Mossfern Wednesday #99