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A Florida lawmaker is pushing a bill that would ban the use of food stamps to purchase snacks and sweets, such as cookies and cakes.
Critics say the government shouldn't be telling people what to eat.
Democratic Rep. Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed, of Pompano Beach, also says the educational provision is demeaning to minorities and the poor by implying they aren't smart enough to make their own choices.
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/Bill-No-sweets-with-food-stamps/-/1637132/8601358/-/fpgcmq/-/index.html
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Makes sense to me but if they try and make it so you can't get kool aid there will be riots.
WIC has very strict limits. Food stamps are relatively lax. It makes sense that Food stamps would allow less and WIC would allow more imo.
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Bad idea. Healthy eating should be a persons choice
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yep. I would go as far as to say they should only be allowed to eat sweets. Maybe that way they will die of quicker and get off the governments dole.
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Food Stamps need to be reformed.
The things you can buy with them now make no sense.
You can't buy fried chicken because it's hot, but you can fill your cart with candy and it's fine.
If they want to buy junk food they can use their own money like they do for beer, cigarettes and hot food.
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When I was on food stamps they gave me 160 per month. I ate pretty good
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I like the fact that there isn't any food stamps anymore, it's all on debit cards.
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Food Stamps need to be reformed.
The things you can buy with them now make no sense.
You can't buy fried chicken because it's hot, but you can fill your cart with candy and it's fine.
If they want to buy junk food they can use their own money like they do for beer, cigarettes and hot food.
I think not allowing prepared food is a no brainer.
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Obviously, but so should carts full of candy or other junk food.
That was kind of my point.
Hot food is off the list even though 8 pieces of fried chicken for my family would be better than a cart full of junk food which is fine under current rules.
It just doesn't make any sense.
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Some Dolist posted:
Bad idea. Healthy eating should be a persons choice
Then get a job and feed your own damn face.
So long as we are feeding you, you'll eat what we tell you to eat. And you'll like it.
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Obviously, but so should carts full of candy or other junk food.
That was kind of my point.
Prepared food is off the list even though 8 pieces of fried chicken for my family would be better than a cart full of junk food.
It just doesn't make any sense.
The basis of not allowing prepared food is not health.
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You can buy prepared food. Just not hot food.
You could buy a premade sub, or even some cold fried chicken they have refrigerated.
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You can't go to subway and get a sub though right?
I am pretty sure the line is between what is considered prepared food or not. Prepared may not be the right word.
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There is a pretty strong demographical correlation between users of food stamps and high cost consumers of preventable medical conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes. Since Americans are picking up the tab on both ends, I'd be completely in favor of more stringent rules about food stamp usage.
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Sin_of_Onin posted:
You can't go to subway and get a sub though right?
I am pretty sure the line is between what is considered prepared food or not. Prepared may not be the right word.
I've had food stamps a few times in my life. The only things you can't buy in a grocery store with them are alcohol, tobacco, non-food items and hot food. Other than that you can buy anything in any amount prepared or otherwise.
I could fill my cart with birthday cakes if I wanted and it'd be fine.
Also, you can't use food stamps at restaurants in general so that's not really a question of the food you'd be buying there with them.
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The point is that the hot foods are not allowed because they are put in the same category as food from a restaurant. There is no doubt this line is blurry.
In CT they try and draw the same line with regards to the sales tax with some weird results. 2 donuts is considered a meal and taxable while 6 is like buying from a bakery and not taxable or some crap like that. Totally strange.
The hot food issue is directly related to the restaurant issue.
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If you want to make your own choices in life that's fine - but you pay for them. When you ask ME to pay for your food, then I get a say in what food you buy.
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AzureTyger posted:
There is a pretty strong demographically correlatin between users of food stamps and high cost consumers of preventable medical conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes. Since Americans are picking up the tab on both ends, I'd be completely in favor of more stringent rules about food stamp usage.
Yes.
You want the money? You play by the rules.
Too bad the junk food and soda lobbyists will crush this bill.
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May as well let them buy beer too amirite? Because that has nutrional value also. Who are we to tell poor people they arn't allowed to get most of their calories from beer? 
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Koneg posted:
Some Dolist posted:
Bad idea. Healthy eating should be a persons choice
Then get a job and feed your own damn face.
So long as we are feeding you, you'll eat what we tell you to eat. And you'll like it.
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Grymlo I think the entire question hinges how we were all raised. Not just by our families I mean the environment we grew up on was flooded with junk food ads. Children have been the targets of a billion dollar industry's advertizing department. Brainwashed. So smart doesn't really protect people from bad eating habits until they get taught why they are so willing to eat salted chips and drink Dr.pepper.
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I think they should be allowed to buy sweets. When i was a kid and my mom would pack my lunch, shed always give me a desert..like a few cookies or something.
So i see nothing wrong with sweet or oily foods in moderation.
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Not many people have the motivation to change their eating habits even when they are sent a clear message of a health diagnosis and that they need to change..
People are stubborn and dumb.
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Go into any grocery store on the 2nd day of the month and look at what aisles are empty in the morning.
The soda, chips, and snack aisles will be decimated.
In the soda business I know we plan ahead in our output at the plant as well as our account managers when ordering in enough product for the shelves.
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what people eat is no one's business, especially government's
food stamps are illegal and immoral
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food stamps are illegal and immoral
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People are generally ignorant
People are in denial
People don't effect change in their lives unless it is threatened, even then they are in denial.
People are happier taking pharmaceutical drugs than to effect change in their lives
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There is a pretty strong demographical correlation between users of food stamps and high cost consumers of preventable medical conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes. Since Americans are picking up the tab on both ends, I'd be completely in favor of more stringent rules about food stamp usage.
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Just eliminate all mixed foods. Instead you can only buy raw ingredients. Flour, Oats, Rice, Milk, Eggs, etc. Fresh or Frozen veggies and fruit.
Throw in a bread maker and a crockpot when you first qualify.
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lol @ Sin of Onin...Kool-Aid riots...can you say grape?
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