Maybe because they aren't actually attacking Health problems. If they were they'd be looking at ways to help everyone make healthier choices...not just those using food stamps.
The hypocrisy you speak of is coming, once again, from the Republicans. They're all for removing government restrictions when it comes to corporations...but when it comes to actual people...that story changes.
So, you're saying that fat people don't get fatter off free money from the government? How do you explain fat people who can't get off the couch still able to get food? Where's that money coming from?
I know plenty of thin people who work and also drink a few sodas every once in a while. So it's not solely the foods fault. It's the weak people that we're enabling.
We could, I don't know, stop subsidizing sugar and corn?
Not sure what goes through people's minds when they get upset over what others eat. If they want to waste money on candy and t-bone steaks, they will learn the stupididty on their spending when they tap out the first 2 weeks of shopping.
I am actually for the idea of Sugar Tax though. Incentive's to promote healthier eating while funding the government is a good idea in my eyes.
The wise wolf who's pride is her wisdom isn't so sharp as drunk.
The wise wolf who's pride is her wisdom isn't so sharp as drunk.
So, are you saying that people who work hard shouldn't have a say in what they eat or how fat they can get? This thread is about food stamps not people working and eating what they want because they fucking earned it.
Morbidly obese people are not working, but they get supported by the government. Being poor and morbidly obese makes an individual a drain on society that will, in all likelihood, never contribute to it.
Nowhere did I say that poor people are the only ones that are fat. That's bullshit and you know it.
The other half of the issue is education. Not even just general nutrition. The amount of people that lack food preparation knowledge is more than there should be. This goes to the beans and rice folks that bring that up every fucking time.
Saying "Fuck you" to poor folks isn't a fix, unless you wanted to feel better about your mediocre existence.
I think that if the Governor was actually serious about treating this as a Public Health Crisis...he'd be looking at solutions that affect more than a small percent of the population of his state. Instead he'd be looking at way sto help people make better choices. Preventing people from buying candy and coca-cola isn't going to make them suddenly eat healthier. The real problem is it's not easy to eat Healthy on the cheap.
I mean, the State representaive Drew Gattine summed it up perfectly:
“This just seems to me to be just the governor trying to pick a fight with the feds,” said Gattine. “Nobody thinks that people on food stamps should be buying snack food and candy and sugary drinks. What we really need to do is find a way to make healthy food more affordable.”