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35. I have mixed feelings

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 03:33 PM

18 hrs ago

I agree that the amount of your SNAP benefit you are able to spend on these items should be a limited amount. Everyone deserves a snack or dessert that isn't the problem. The problem I have is I see plenty of people at my local Dollar General using this benefit to purchase solely processed horrible food by the cart. If you are purchasing it with your own money, you can do whatever you please. As others have said, if you are feeding this poison as almost the exclusive form of food to kids or elderly dependents I have a problem with that. As was also stated, people on SNAP are generally on public health insurance. Of course the GOP will be needlessly cruel, and limit you to purchasing whatever lobbyists in their particular state advocate for.

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Four States Have Asked USDA to Let Them Ban Soda, Candy From Food Assistance Program [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

More small government from the GOP. Haggard Celine Yesterday #1

Here's the Iowa proposal justgamma Yesterday #2

That's way too restrictive. NH Ethylene 13 hrs ago #67

The grocery store line tongue clickers have made their move... Hugin Yesterday #3

On my health insurance healthy food card I can't buy either candy nor soda. elocs Yesterday #4

Post removed Post removed 23 hrs ago #5

Red states being red states IronLionZion 23 hrs ago #6

I have mixed feeling about this radical noodle 22 hrs ago #8

Goddess forfend that people on SNAP might purchase items that might niyad 21 hrs ago #19

I am aware of that radical noodle 20 hrs ago #21

People who receive food stamps can still buy all the soda and candy they want, NH Ethylene 13 hrs ago #70

Clearly, there are people on SNAP who do not put the nutritional needs of their children 1st. n/t elocs 18 hrs ago #29

Because some of that "food" is actually harmful. Trueblue Texan 22 hrs ago #10

Processed junk food is cheaper than fresh perishables IronLionZion 22 hrs ago #12

There is some logic to it hueymahl 21 hrs ago #18

repukes DO NOT CARE if people have healthcare or not Skittles 4 hrs ago #79

Personally, I'd keep the same amount of food stamps but, ADD a certain amount for soda, ice cream, chips .. chouchou 23 hrs ago #7

Is that $700/$125 per month? Polybius 22 hrs ago #15

I have absolutely no idea. I was thinking 2 weeks. I've never asked anybody what they get.. chouchou 17 hrs ago #45

$292. Per person is the highest possible benefit in Illinois questionseverything 18 hrs ago #38

Actually, I could agree with the soda and candy part of this notion... Trueblue Texan 22 hrs ago #9

Yep. Anyone remember Sarah Palin and her Big Gulp... keep_left 17 hrs ago #41

Regardless of the potential health benefits, dchill 22 hrs ago #11

This orangecrush 16 hrs ago #57

Frankly, I agree with the proposal. Martin68 22 hrs ago #13

Sorry, Nanny - I'll never do it again. Jean Genie 19 hrs ago #23

Products with unhealthy amounts of sugar are bad for everybody, particularly children. It isn't "shaking Martin68 18 hrs ago #25

Because god forbid a poor child should have pop and cupcakes on their birthday 🎂 questionseverything 18 hrs ago #27

Oh, please... Martin68 18 hrs ago #28

? What else but food stamps would provide cupcakes and soda questionseverything 18 hrs ago #33

Okay we can make a stipulation- one box of shitty cake mix per birthday AkFemDem 18 hrs ago #31

I honestly can't tell if you are being serious or sarcastic questionseverything 18 hrs ago #36

FOOD STAMPS do!!!! AkFemDem 17 hrs ago #39

The entire thread is about making food stamp purchases as restrictive as wic questionseverything 17 hrs ago #44

Look no one is making a cake with a dozen eggs AkFemDem 17 hrs ago #46

Poor people don't have the privilege of "the long haul " questionseverything 16 hrs ago #50

Well as someone who has used both WIC and SNAP I can assure you... AkFemDem 16 hrs ago #53

Fine you be the sugar police while I will continue to trust most people do the best they can questionseverything 16 hrs ago #54

Btw if you were on wic/snap , you weren't alone questionseverything 16 hrs ago #55

What a weird response AkFemDem 16 hrs ago #56

I didn't accuse, I made a simple statement that you know is true questionseverything 15 hrs ago #59

But you are suggesting just that- AkFemDem 15 hrs ago #62

I think fathers who don't live in the home but come around regularly questionseverything 14 hrs ago #63

Oy- no, that's not how it works at all AkFemDem 13 hrs ago #68

Right...because they're only getting the junk food on their birthdays. n/t elocs 18 hrs ago #32

I do too... AkFemDem 18 hrs ago #30

Except that they are subsidizing farmers cannabis_flower 17 hrs ago #42

This is all fine and dandy but let's be realistic here. SNAP come once a month. Has anyone here tried to make these airmid 22 hrs ago #14

Do soft drinks and candy help with that issue? Martin68 18 hrs ago #26

No they do not. But you can buy a lot more crap with coupons Than you can fresh and healthy food. Most food has some airmid 13 hrs ago #72

In Fla SNAP is paid once a month to your food stamp card, you can spend it whenever you want EX500rider 14 hrs ago #64

I hate to admit it, but the Repugs are right on this one... Fil1957 22 hrs ago #16

They are but... BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #17

you thought that and before you blink they ended SNAP for undocumented immigrants cadoman 9 hrs ago #75

I have zero problems with this. SKKY 20 hrs ago #20

No reason the poor should entertain enjoyment at the expense of others. Torchlight 20 hrs ago #22

If you're going to ban something ban high fructose corn syrup. cstanleytech 19 hrs ago #24

Five states. Idaho is the fifth. jmowreader 18 hrs ago #34

I have mixed feelings JBTaurus83 18 hrs ago #35

Where I live the dollar store is in the middle of town a few blocks from the Krogers questionseverything 17 hrs ago #40

When I was a kid back in the late 50s, early 60s, mine was a single mom & we had no food stamps. elocs 18 hrs ago #37

Fruit cocktail is too sugary for wic questionseverything 17 hrs ago #49

People need to deal with reality here. I think many on this thread don't get how expensive it is to eat "healthy" Cheezoholic 17 hrs ago #43

Ty cheez, I thought I got lost and fell into republican underground questionseverything 17 hrs ago #48

Michelle Obama promoted healthy lunches Mz Pip 3 hrs ago #80

My grandkids hated the 1% milk and weren't fans of whole wheat bread either questionseverything 3 hrs ago #81

This is about controlling the lives of people the Republicans deem stupid/incapable of running their own lives, Ms. Toad 17 hrs ago #47

That's exactly what it's about. ShazzieB 16 hrs ago #58

Me too. n/t Ms. Toad 13 hrs ago #66

😏 ShazzieB 10 hrs ago #74

How will our 12 year olds work the fields and the factories flvegan 16 hrs ago #51

...because those states have no other problems? Grins 16 hrs ago #52

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. ShazzieB 15 hrs ago #60

Farm bill IowaUnionman 15 hrs ago #61

repukes lost their minds when Michelle Obama made healthy food proposals Skittles 14 hrs ago #65

And then she had some children from D.C. help to plant a veggie garden at the White House! BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #69

correct Skittles 13 hrs ago #71

Exactly! I don't believe for one second that this is about health tulipsandroses 8 hrs ago #76

yup Skittles 8 hrs ago #78

It's hard to be healthy when you're poor wolfie001 13 hrs ago #73

That stuff is poison madville 8 hrs ago #77