Archived Maine Wants Candy, Soda Excluded From Food Stamps (Wall Street Journal) (archive.is)
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Archived Maine Wants Candy, Soda Excluded From Food Stamps (Wall Street Journal) (archive.is)
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[–] RevanProdigalKnight 0 points 10 points 10 points (+10|-0) ago
As a Mainer, good. People shouldn't be buying junk with food stamps, they should be buying what they absolutely need.
[–] frankenham 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Pretty funny you're not allowed to buy vitamins with food stamps though.. that never made sense.
[–] user_4574 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Vitamins are dietary supplements which, by law, must be safe for consumption. However, there is no requirement that they contain anything beneficial. Under the food stamp laws we all seem to want enacted, a Big Mac could become a protected "dietary supplement" since it is "technically" edible, and that eating one is "good for the spirit."
[–] Tokyofpv 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
If you spend the stamps on real food you should not need vitamins as your diet would be healthy.
I get money from actual work like most good humans. If I go to the supermarket and I see cauliflower that has been discounted because the color is not great I will be buying it as I save money and get tasty veg.
If I were a lazy ass fat fuck then yes, I would spend other peoples charity money on candy and soda because I already don't give a fuck about myself or other people. Just don't hurt my feelings.
[–] klongtoey ago
vitamins are (mostly) ineffective when taken as pills, and kinda a scam, they're only really necessary when one is deficient. someone on a budget shouldn't be wasting money on them unless necessary.