Tax Junk Food/Regulate Contents?

[Kasz216]

Michael-5 said:

snyps said:

Mr Khan said:
One way to get around this (which would only help at the bottom income level, but it could be a start) would be to limit what food stamps can buy. If the only "prepared foods" food stamps can buy are breakfast cereals, yogurts, and bread, and the rest is raw meats, fishes, and fruits and vegetables, that, i think, could accomplish something.

Food stamps let people buy crap? Good point, but comments like the make me realize that some USA policies are stupid. Food Stamps should only be for essential food items, stuff like bread and rice, eggs and vegetable. Rice is so cheap to make and easy to cook with, toss in a few veggies, and if you have to buy a sauce and there, done, healthy meal 101.

Crap?  Foodstamps let you buy SODA.

 

Pretty much anything to be designed to be eaten that isn't medicine or beer.  You can't buy some energy drinks either... but all you have to do to get around that is change "Supplment Facts" to say "Nutrition Facts" like Red Bull and it's covered.