US continues to go forward

[cowboyinexile]

I'm not the least bit torn. The fact that it has gone on this long is a public health travesty.

I respect your opinion here. How do we decide what's good and what's junk ?

I'm all for people eating healthier but am just trying to process (no pun intended) what this would look like. I have reservations about a limiting food choices based on economic status but we've all seen situations where the benefit is abused for stuff that is garbage nutritionally. There is a lot in-between fresh vegetables and Little Debbie's though.

 

[steross]

You cool with the federal government telling people what they can and can't buy?

Edit-Im kidding with you a bit here. That sounded meaner than I wanted it to be.

When I was commissioned as a military officer and was given a clothing allowance. I was pissed when they told me I had to buy uniforms and combat boots instead of the shirts and shoes I wanted to buy.

 

[cowboyinexile]

When I was commissioned as a military officer and was given a clothing allowance. I was pissed when they told me I had to buy uniforms and combat boots instead of the shirts and shoes I wanted to buy.

That's downright un-American. Next thing you are gonna say is they don't let you take road beers along when you are on patrol.

Seriously though, they didn't provide uniforms for you? I always assumed they just came with the job.

 

[steross]

I respect your opinion here. How do we decide what's good and what's junk ?

I'm all for people eating healthier but am just trying to process (no pun intended) what this would look like. I have reservations about a limiting food choices based on economic status but we've all seen situations where the benefit is abused for stuff that is garbage nutritionally. There is a lot in-between fresh vegetables and Little Debbie's though.

I don't quite understand why this benefit seems "restricted" to you if they are forced to use it for something that makes them better and healthier instead of something that makes them sick, lowers test scores, and harms them.

Pell grants can help people get an education. But, if someone wanted to use it for "Joe's school of big wave surfing and hang gliding" then I would not be so thrilled, even if it is the government limiting their educational choices.

Because it is so naturalized into our society, you are having a hard time with it. But, using government money to buy these types of foods is lunacy in my opinion as I see what they do to people.

 

[steross]

That's downright un-American. Next thing you are gonna say is they don't let you take road beers along when you are on patrol.

Seriously though, they didn't provide uniforms for you? I always assumed they just came with the job.

There is a lot of "it depends" but enlisted generally are given uniforms and officers have to go buy them but get an initial allowance.

 

[CowboyJD]

I respect your opinion here. How do we decide what's good and what's junk ?

I'm all for people eating healthier but am just trying to process (no pun intended) what this would look like. I have reservations about a limiting food choices based on economic status but we've all seen situations where the benefit is abused for stuff that is garbage nutritionally. There is a lot in-between fresh vegetables and Little Debbie's though.

They restrict the nature of food purchases in the SNAP and WIC programs already.

For instance, you can’t use SNAP to purchase “prepared food”. It has to be packaged or whole food. For instance, you can’t use SNAP to buy a roller burrito or cooked hot dog at 7-11. You can use SNAP to purchase a package of hot dogs, buns, etc at the same 7-11. You can’t use your SNAP benefits at Taco Bell for a cheesarito, but you could buy all the same ingredients and make it yourself.

That’s not the government saying you can’t buy and eat that roller grill hot dog at all. It’s just the government not allowing you to use your government benefits to get it.

Grocery stores routinely have in their database SNAP (or WIC) non-qualifying merchandise. If someone is paying with SNAP or WIC, their totals get subtotaled out into qualifying and non-qualifying purchases.

 

[cowboyinexile]

Because it is so naturalized into our society, you are having a hard time with it. But, using government money to buy these types of foods is lunacy in my opinion as I see what they do to people.

Maybe that's my hangup. I'm not comfortable with the government up and telling people they can't do something because they are poor that people more well off can do without giving it a second thought. And I know it only relates to federal benefits and not an outright income based ban but it just seems intrusive to me. But if society starts looking at fruit pies and snickers less as food and more as something else, the idea would be more palatable.

I'm not sold but it's sort of understandable.

 

[Rob B.]

This is nice to see, instead of them, you know, propagating lies.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1899871370353283373

 

[CowboyJD]

This is nice to see, instead of them, you know, propagating lies.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1899871370353283373

Kash Patel is an absolute paragon of truth telling and honesty.