Posted on 03/31/2026 10:06:00 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
Why wasn't candy and sugary drinks banned before?
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I thought they were, at one point in time. And then the rules were loosened.
Rice and beans. That’s all they need-complete protein plus it’s good for losing weight. People will get sick of it but they won’t starve.
If you are on welfare, why do you get anything but water, some healthy fruit juices, and milk?
I think it is up to the states.
Some shoppers have the employees gather their items.
Laundry detergent and baby formula are the same as money in the hood for drug purchases.
“Why wasn’t candy and sugary drinks banned before?”
No kidding. The government should invert it and make only “clean” food eligible for SNAP. Fruit, produce and meat. That’s it. Zero processed food. Nobody would starve.
Better yet, get all the freeloaders off all welfare, SNAP, etc.
1 small victory for common sense.
Those who listeeen to the Surgeon General nominee know why. Sugar is good for business - first to make people sick and then to treat them - pills for life.
“Better yet, get all the freeloaders off all welfare, SNAP, etc.”
In 25 states, mostly the big states, Deloitte IES Integrated Eligibility System signs up the free loaders, the DEAD, the DUPLICATES. for SNAP and all welfare benefits.
Deloitte is a bigger fraud than any poor person. Deloitte is one of the biggest fraudsters in the SWAMP.
That Deloitte is the biggest user and abuser of H1b from India maybe irrelevant. That many of these H1b from India are incompetent in IT when they work for Deloitte IES may be irrelevant. Deloitte is fraud above and beyond the H1b.
Thats where the problem comes in with these changes that everyone is celebrating. What is a “healthy fruit juice”? Here all fruit juices are disallowed. We have politicians making health decisions. If we let them make changes every time a new paper comes out its just going to lead to more corruption. Was it REALLY for the good of the people when Iowa politicians came up with the idea that people should be restricted to certain things but encouraged to eat more processed grains?
A few years back people would be banned from eggs and also most forms of meat and each of the people here celebrating this decision now would have supported it then “because we have to pay for the healthcare of these people.”
It is tragic that programs like this invariably bloat up and become vote bait.
If people genuinely can’t afford food, everyone agrees it is a good thing to help them out. Then, so what if they want a treat just like we all do?
But - no - it has to get so indulgent that normal people start to resent it.
So, you’re saying Ranch Doritos and Ruffles Potato Chips are still seen as ‘Food’?
Because the cashier doesn't know until after everything is rung up that the customer is going to whip out an EBT card. This then forces the cashier to go back through all the bagged items to figure out what is ineligible, all while the customer rages at them.
The customer can walk away, leaving all the items behind, forcing the store to return items of now-questionable integrity back to the shelf, especially meats, while the customer simple goes to another store and tries again.
Sounds like a great idea, with the best of intentions, what could possibly go wrong?
The alternative is to have the EBT card presented beforehand and then have the rejected items flag as they're rung up, leading to multiple confrontations as each gets flagged.
In addition, stores that put up signs in the aisles are playing pretend. Customers move items all the time and someone coming along and picking up an item that has no sign nearby is going to be pissed when the cashier tells them it's not approved for EBT.
Producers do NOT want to label their items "EBT Approved" or "EBT Unapproved", especially since some states have supplemental programs that don't align with Federal requirements. Good luck sorting that out in the system.
Banning items on the same shelves as other items leads unscrupulous vendors to rename the banned items to let them through. Smaller convenience stores in ghetto neighborhoods are notorious for selling alcohol and cigarettes via EBT, programming their register systems to change the identity on the receipts. That pack of cigarettes is now "produce".
Things were very different when the towns each managed their own public relief effort. Relief was for a limited time. Just long enough to get a family back on its feet. It was a hand UP not a hand OUT. Each town had a board made up of volunteer citizens who managed the effort.
There were strict rules. No alcohol or tobacco products allowed. Only raw food items (unprocessed) to be purchased to make meals. No candy. A garden was a requirement. The father must obtain and hold a job(s) with sufficient salary to care for his family.
The citizens board visited each public relief family regularly and unannounced to ensure compliance. Once a family was on its feet, they paid pack the town for their public relief costs, although only a portion - so as not bankrupt the family.
Public relief had been very successful for many generations when it was managed locally - but became a disaster after the State took control. The family I mentioned at the start always had food even when regular working-folks did not. They always had a better car than most townspeople.
We drove past their home and saw the father and several family members sitting on their asses smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol - day after day. By this point the family was on their 2nd generation of welfare, with more babies coming.
My mother was disgusted with the outcome.
Lobbyists
No it is because of the bottling companies lobbyists.
Coke is closing locations because of government cutbacks.
But this wasnt about the sugar.
What started the hysteria was claims that people were buying whole carts of cases of soda then using those cases as cash with which to barter.
It wasnt about anyones health or the costs associated, it was that people were indignant that people receiving food benefits were scamming the system and turning food into cash.
I work at our local food bank. Walk right past beans, rice, canned veggies......chips and cookies, how many can we take???
Sad. The kids run the house.
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