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AllyCat

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3. It is the reason people think they can stand in line and CRITICIZE VOCALLY

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 01:53 PM

Sep 2013

the people buying them. It is not the cause of the stigma. Have you looked at what's IN THE STORES? It's all crap! Garbage food. And the cheapest stuff usually. We make healthy food expensive and it's difficult to get fresh foods at lots of food pantries. So the good stuff costs a blessed fortune. And who are we to say what is junk food and what is not? If putting pickles on the dang sandwich gets the kid to eat it, how is that "junk food"? How about the kid should get to have something special once in awhile since the family probably doesn't get to have much other special stuff. Pickles are a small price to pay for the kid to have a little treat once in awhile.

Who the HECK ARE WE to judge what other people buy?

What is "junk food"? When Clinton got that junk food tax passed, they had to base it on how the packaging was done. So a granola or protein bar is "junk food" just like a Butterfinger.

No, people should not be able to buy alcohol, soda, and cigarettes with food stamps.

But maybe we all need to mind our own business and quit worrying about what everyone else has or doesn't have.

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On Behalf of the Kids Whose Families Depend on Food Stamps [View all] babylonsister Sep 2013 OP

We are apparently a nation of socipaths Demo_Chris Sep 2013 #1

sociopaths kardonb Sep 2013 #6

Yes,,,,,,YEs!!!!!! Cryptoad Sep 2013 #10

Without doubt etherealtruth Sep 2013 #22

No, the people who own the govt officials who can get men with guns to valerief Sep 2013 #15

Buying snacks with food stamps is the reason for scorn ErikJ Sep 2013 #2

It is the reason people think they can stand in line and CRITICIZE VOCALLY AllyCat Sep 2013 #3

+ hundreds of thousands. shraby Sep 2013 #4

Very idealistic. Cons will judge no matter what you say ErikJ Sep 2013 #14

Who the fuck cares what the cons think.... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #24

Cons are voters that can take away food stamps completely ErikJ Sep 2013 #27

you put it much nicer than I. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #25

It is not our place to judge. You are right. But nevertheless a pickle and cheese sandwich totodeinhere Sep 2013 #8

Allow healthy hot foods and get rid of the junk-food food stamps. ErikJ Sep 2013 #11

I take exception to your pontificating strategery blunder Sep 2013 #21

Ice tea is much more effective body coolant. ErikJ Sep 2013 #23

People should be able to buy whatever they want with food stamps as long as it is covered by totodeinhere Sep 2013 #5

That wouldn't work. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #7

Taxing so-called junk food has been tried and it's probably not such as bad idea totodeinhere Sep 2013 #9

Agribusiness and crooked farmers won't pass the savings onto consumers meow2u3 Sep 2013 #13

I could certainly go along with giving subsidies to small farmers. LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #19

Some farmers markets accept food stamps... Blanks Sep 2013 #29

I tell you the shame is in Cryptoad Sep 2013 #12

What task would that be? And what about the gazillions of parents babylonsister Sep 2013 #16

So you are saying Cryptoad Sep 2013 #17

Don't put words in my mouth. babylonsister Sep 2013 #18

Then what "argument sounds too rightwing" for you? Cryptoad Sep 2013 #20

K&R! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #26

Those are my students. LWolf Sep 2013 #28

K & R Scurrilous Sep 2013 #30