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Gormy Cuss

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5. Exactly.

Tue Jun 28, 2016, 10:38 AM

Jun 2016

That's why even some liquor stores qualified to accept SNAP benefits because they were the only place selling food in the area. Not an ideal situation but better than no place at all.

While it's a noble idea to encourage less convenience foods I hope that the new regs aren't too onerous for the mom & pop stores. FNS tends to err on the side of being less restrictive.

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Stores Accepting Food Stamps Face Stricter Rules [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2016 OP

But the sad fact is, many convenience stores are the largest accessories to the fraud tonyt53 Jun 2016 #1

This is good. Michelle's get moving program ensuring lunches at school are good yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #2

Kids are throwing away that food. former9thward Jun 2016 #13

Yep SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2016 #14

Never would have happened in my youth 1939 Jun 2016 #15

Twisted JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #3

The problem in urban environments, is that the corner store may be the only Glassunion Jun 2016 #4

Exactly. Gormy Cuss Jun 2016 #5

because the real terrorists are poor people stealing Republican tax money librechik Jun 2016 #6

Not really on topic. Igel Jun 2016 #7

See #4 GeorgeGist Jun 2016 #9

That's like saying that closing Planned Parenthood clinics demwing Jun 2016 #10

This kind of thing is a problem a lot of companies have faced. Igel Jun 2016 #8

why is it onethatcares Jun 2016 #11

Laudable idea SickOfTheOnePct Jun 2016 #12