Mississippi has new SNAP law

[Flagg]

Yeah, but they mean, like all soda. Even diet stuff. Because poor must suffer!

The branded-diet stuff usually isn't exactly good for you, just less-harmful. It is almost-completely devoid of useful carbs, protein, vitamins, or minerals. Real food that you prepare yourself is almost always better. If you want to promote a productive body of disadvantaged and short-lived people in your population, it does make sense to discourage that sort of consumption, as opposed to the high-calorie / low-value kind that makes people feel full and docile (ie: sugar and sugar substitutes) if you're unwilling or unable to just give them nutritious food, but the best case scenario for your own body is almost always buying real food and preparing it yourself.

I don't disagree. But unfortunately the amount you receive isn't enough to get the best stuff, but to get the cheapest stuff. And that's the high carb garbage food. My point about soda/candy is that, yeah it's not good for you, but no one (aside from maybe someone scamming the system) is using all of their SNAP benefits to buy that. I wouldn't mind if there were some kind of tax where it covers half the price or something like that, it's just this idea that the poor should not be allowed anything entertaining, sweet, or fun. It's cruel for cruelties sake.