“How does this save money?”
Thank you. It doesn’t it. I’m disturbed to see Gelinas endorsing this.
Let Them Drink Water!
The new cry of the rulers.
We, as a nation, have decided to give food aid to the poor, or semi-poor.
Now, we can debate the merits of that and I suppose we might decide not to do it at all.
And, as a big beer drinker myself I recognize the other freeper’s point that guiness might actually be better for you than soda, but I still think alcoholic beverages are in a different class.
However, this entire concept buys into the gov’t wishing to control us. To ensure we are “healthy” so we can be good little servants of the State.
I despise that attitude, it’s more of the we work for them attitude which is really going to kill this country, way more than welfare, or illegal immigration, or anything else ever could.
THEY WORK FOR US and they need to be reminded of this constantly.
I’m NOT a libertarian, but I might just have to become one if this nanny-=state bs doesn’t stop.
honestly, I think you miss his point:
If you TAKE government (taxPAYER) money, you are compelled to spend it on government sanctioned products.
IF the government no longer sanctions your buying soda pop with your welfare cheque, and you want to drink soda pop, GET OFF WELFARE! Use the money YOU earn to buy what ever the dickens YOU want!
It’s not rocket science, and it’s not “unfair”, it is REALITY!