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[–] prisonersandpriests 1 point 13 points (+14|-1) ago 

I'm all for people getting benefits if they need assistance. Can we make people take health/nutrition classes taught by people of normal size before receiving those benefits? Then make the person submit receipts and if too much shit crops up their benefits would go away.

There's got to be a better way.....

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[–] fatpeoplesuck 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago 

Why not limit their food. If you need foodstamps you cannot buy soda or chips. You cannot buy sugary drinks you are limited to produce and healthy food.

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[–] GirlCock 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I think that's how WIC works, but maybe it's only for children / mothers.

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[–] glutenglutton 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I'm not a shitlord. I'm a PoN. Person of Normal-size.

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[–] ogcook 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

What I've been saying for a long time is to make it similar to unemployment. You have to show some form of progress with a trainer or weigh ins to show that you are actively trying to lose weight and get yourself off benefits. No weigh in or you just keep getting worse, you're not trying to help yourself so you get no benefits. Hopefully with having to pay them back in the end as well if you don't actually show progress.

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[–] kyro5411 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Nutrition classes would save the taxpayers a lot in the long-run. Get 20-30 people in a weekly mandatory nutrition class for eight weeks a year.

Less obesity would lead to less tax-paid hospital stays. Government never thinks long-term though.