If the government really wants to do something about obesity, why not control what millions of Americans (and the demographic most prone to obesity) eat by a means that should not offend anyone on any side of the political aisle? I'm talking about controlling what food stamp recipients can buy with their food stamps.
A system of nutritional control is already in place with the WIC program and food stamps already preclude the buying of certain things such as non-food items or prepared food.
It doesn't have to be extreme and controversial with some USDA rulings that can be manipulated by the vegetarian crowd or something. It can be something much simpler and universally agreed upon such as not permitting the purchase of potato chips, cakes, soda, and other virtually universally agreed upon 'bad' foods.
Makes sense to me and to re-use a phrase I used to use so often on Apolyton: Am I missing something?
Thanks.
A system of nutritional control is already in place with the WIC program and food stamps already preclude the buying of certain things such as non-food items or prepared food.
It doesn't have to be extreme and controversial with some USDA rulings that can be manipulated by the vegetarian crowd or something. It can be something much simpler and universally agreed upon such as not permitting the purchase of potato chips, cakes, soda, and other virtually universally agreed upon 'bad' foods.
Makes sense to me and to re-use a phrase I used to use so often on Apolyton: Am I missing something?
Thanks.
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