Food stamp bills seek to restrict junk food

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13. Aside from the fact that states don't have the authority to do this, this would be problematic.

SNAP is a Federal Program. The rules are set by USDA and they would have final say in any changes. NYC tried this, the USDA refused to go along.

Secondly, no one agrees on a definition for "junk food".

For example it would be difficult to prohibit sugared soft drinks without outlawing orange juice containing sugar - ironic indeed for Florida.

She talks about cookies and potato chips. Good luck defining those in a way which would only eliminate those. What about sweetened breakfast cereals?

It is fairly simple to have a blanket prohibition of alcohol, cigarettes, etc. - not so easy to start making a list of prohibited foods. This is simply unworkable.

And these people don't give a shit about the health of needy children imo. Not really. What galls me is that the Republicans have the gumption to blather about class warfare every time someone proposes allowing tax cuts for the really wealthy to expire but then they propose shit like this.l