Soda and candy to be BANNED for certain Americans
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While the plans would ban sugary and high calorie sweets, they would also exclude purchases of diet sodas and fruit juice with less than 50 percent natural juice.
    • Donald MuskOPMEnglish
      17·
      6 days ago

      I think that if someone has food stamps, they should be able to buy any food they want.

      Nutritional food. Not junk food or soda or candy.

      It’s like you’re purposely hurting the people that don’t know how to make food

      Soda and candy isn’t cool. Nothing to do with making food. People need to start taking charge of their own lives. If you don’t know how to cook, learn. It’s not hard to cook basic things.

      But since you feel so strongly about them having whatever they want, you can def buy them all the candy and soda you want to. Just do it with your money, not mine. I am fine with you buying them a cartfull of crap. As long as it’s not foodstamps, which is money my taxes go to.

        • Donald MuskOPMEnglish
          15·
          6 days ago

          I’m not the type however, to take away from others just because I might not decide to participate in buying something.

          I think taking away peoples option to buy soda and candy with welfare is a good thing. Again, YOU can buy them all the candy and soda you want. Feel free.

          If I give people money, it had conditions. You definitely don’t have to put conditions on the money YOU give to someone. In fact, you can give you whole paycheck to someone and let them buy soda and candy. Good on ya.

          But I don’t want to do that. And many others don’t. Nothing about the food stamp program prohibits you from helping out and donating your money for soda and candy. Go the the store, and when you notice someone paying with food stamp card, then be sure to offer them some of your money. I am perfectly fine with you doing that.

          However, I don’t want my money that goes to help them out, to go to soda and candy. They can live without soda and candy.

            • Donald MuskOPMEnglish
              14·
              5 days ago

              I just don’t get why someone has to go so deep into it and monitor the specific items someone buys with food stamps

              Because the government is giving them access to free groceries. So there are strings attached. If they don’t like those strings, they can refuse to accept the aide. No one is forcing them to accept food stamps. Than can turn them down if the don’t like it coming with rules.

              If you’re concern with the amount amount of money that goes into food stamps AGain, like the article said, it’s that many don’t want our taxes going to people who waste it on soda and candy. Which aren’t healthy anyway. Those are treats, and people buy those as luxury. I’m not giving them money to buy treats, I’m giving them money to buy nutritional food.

              YOU an give them money to buy treats. In fact, you can buy the treats and give it to them yourself. You’re free to do that.

              If someone can get candy or soda for cheap, why should it matter if they decide to get that specific item?

              Because that’s not what the aid is for. It’s that simple.

  • Donald MuskOPMEnglish
    19·
    6 days ago

    Should be that way nationwide. Food stamps aren’t meant for junk food. Junk food is a luxury not a right. Buy as much as you want with your money; but not with food stamps, which is my money.