SNAP bans on candy, soda, and other foods take effect Jan 1

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MemphisAg1
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6:57p, 12/30/25
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Five states getting it started. Thirteen more to follow. A good start.

RFK can be an oddball on some things, but he's right on target here.

Good Trump for backing him up on this. I'm sure we'll hear from the Dems calling it 'unfair,' 'racist,' or some other silliness.
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Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits.
Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of at least 18 states to enact waivers prohibiting the purchase of certain foods through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

It's part of a push by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to urge states to strip foods regarded as unhealthy from the $100 billion federal program -- long known as food stamps -- that serves 42 million Americans.

"We cannot continue a system that forces taxpayers to fund programs that make people sick and then pay a second time to treat the illnesses those very programs help create," Kennedy said in a statement in December.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/snap-bans-on-soda-candy-and-other-foods-take-effect-in-five-states-jan-1/ar-AA1TijMK?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=6954739cb1dc4b778fa74c2d9775e618&ei=18
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7:04p, 12/30/25
I'm sure someone will find an Obama or Biden judge to block it.

No legit reason to do so, but they'll do it anyway.
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In reply to MemphisAg1 • 7:05p, 12/30/25
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Of course Democrats will hate it. It makes too much sense, plus it cuts off their graft.
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7:06p, 12/30/25
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As a healthcare professional, this is a longgggg time coming
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7:07p, 12/30/25
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Funny thing, I remember when Hinejosa (D) in the valley coauthored this in the State and it failed.

ETA... Glad this is finally happening!
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7:12p, 12/30/25
It starts a conversation, amirite!?
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In reply to MemphisAg1 • 7:17p, 12/30/25
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MemphisAg1 said:
Five states getting it started. Thirteen more to follow. A good start.

RFK can be an oddball on some things, but he's right on target here.

Good Trump for backing him up on this. I'm sure we'll hear from the Dems calling it 'unfair,' 'racist,' or some other silliness.
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Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits.
Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of at least 18 states to enact waivers prohibiting the purchase of certain foods through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.

It's part of a push by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to urge states to strip foods regarded as unhealthy from the $100 billion federal program -- long known as food stamps -- that serves 42 million Americans.

"We cannot continue a system that forces taxpayers to fund programs that make people sick and then pay a second time to treat the illnesses those very programs help create," Kennedy said in a statement in December.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/snap-bans-on-soda-candy-and-other-foods-take-effect-in-five-states-jan-1/ar-AA1TijMK?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=6954739cb1dc4b778fa74c2d9775e618&ei=18

that's the real problem!
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7:36p, 12/30/25
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This guy will suffer:
The left cannot kill the Spirit of Charlie Kirk.
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7:38p, 12/30/25
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The grocery, C-store, and snack lobby groups have been fighting this hard. It's long past time to do this.
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8:04p, 12/30/25
There will be more shootings in Lufkin now.
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8:29p, 12/30/25
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SNAP should only get you access to the unprocessed foods in the grocery store - vegetables, fruits, meats, cheeses, dairy, rice, beans.

Think of it as a "bread line" to borrow the Soviet term, where you dont have to wait for hours, it's not just bread, it's always in stock, and you can feed your family with the basics, which by the way are more healthy to raise a family on anyway. It's insane that candy, soda, chips, crackers, cereal (most of them, anyway), and other things like that were able to be purchased in the first place.

It should be sufficient to feed a family with hearty ingredients and meaningful calories, but not enough where you make competitive tik tok videos on how much "free" food you were able to purchase on someone else's dime.
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8:31p, 12/30/25
Will this curtail the onslaught of c-stores and fast food places being able to accept EBT?
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9:22p, 12/30/25
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Q: Will the melt-down videos on social media be must-watch?

A: Yes.
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In reply to BigRobSA • 9:25p, 12/30/25
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BigRobSA said:
Will this curtail the onslaught of c-stores and fast food places being able to accept EBT?

I hope so. About time this has happened.
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10:29p, 12/30/25
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I'm over here budgeting and cooking from scratch in today's economy. We work hard and have enough money, but grocery prices are appalling and so I am trying to stretch our dollar plus reduce our processed food intake.

I am so done with anyone complaining that they somehow deserve coke or chips. You do not deserve a treat even though you are poor. Not when hardworking people are denying themselves treats and paying for your food as well.
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10:40p, 12/30/25
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Damn, I thought they'd already taken effect.
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10:51p, 12/30/25
nb4 complaints that it's not fair that a poor kid can't have a birthday cake
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In reply to techno-ag • 10:52p, 12/30/25
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This guy will suffer:


Cookie Monster has a job so not on SNAP I'm hoping unless he lives in Minnesota.
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11:03p, 12/30/25
Somebody posted that we shouldn't reform snap because recipients don't have the time or skills to prepare real food.

Not even kidding.
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12:03a, 12/31/25
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Think shoplifting was outrageous before? Just watch. Also the fraud and selling of benefits will explode, but the price paid to purchase the benefits will go down.
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In reply to Got a Natty! • 1:03a, 12/31/25
Got a Natty! said:
BigRobSA said:
Will this curtail the onslaught of c-stores and fast food places being able to accept EBT?

I hope so. About time this has happened.

Absolutely. And I hope this does just that.
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7:07a, 12/31/25
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RFKs appointment is the best thing Trump has done since being elected.

So many blue stars for this.
“There is no red.
There is no blue.
There is the state.
And there is you.”

“As government expands, Liberty contracts” - R. Reagan
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In reply to Ginormus Ag • 7:13a, 12/31/25
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Ginormus Ag said:
Think shoplifting was outrageous before? Just watch. Also the fraud and selling of benefits will explode, but the price paid to purchase the benefits will go down.


A thought experiment: the astronauts resort to stillin they junk food, so all that junk gets locked up like spray paint at Home Depot and you have to ask an employee to unlock your HoHos and escort you to the register. Then even employed fatties will think twice before buying trash food. Everyone starts to stop eating trash food.

I guess I'm wondering where the problem is?
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7:14a, 12/31/25
Junk foods for SNAP recipients is a double whammy.
1. People on SNAP ingest inadequate nutrition.
2. The same people develop diseases such as diabetes and obesity that will endanger their health.

What ever the situation the taxpayer will foot the bill
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In reply to Trajan88 • 7:27a, 12/31/25
Trajan88 said:
Q: Will the melt-down videos on social media be must-watch?

A: Yes.

And here.... we..... go.....

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7:36a, 12/31/25
How am I supposed to get my nails did now?
“A drunkard’s dream if I ever did see one”
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7:50a, 12/31/25
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We are not a serious society.
They paid for their wars with your tax dollars and also with your untaxed dollars. Inflation is theft.
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In reply to MRB10 • 7:53a, 12/31/25
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RFKs appointment is the best thing Trump has done since being elected.

So many blue stars for this.

SNAP falls under the dept of ag. So thank Aggie Brooke Rollins for this
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In reply to fc2112 • 7:53a, 12/31/25
fc2112 said:
Trajan88 said:
Q: Will the melt-down videos on social media be must-watch?

A: Yes.

And here.... we..... go.....


Why do most people complaining about the new restrictions on SNAP weigh >250lbs?
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7:58a, 12/31/25
A. Unconstitutional federal spending should be eliminated entirely

B. Short of that, this should be a ban on ALL sweetener-added products in ALL states and territories.
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In reply to doubledog • 8:01a, 12/31/25
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In watching the videos, I am struck by the, "I should be able to buy with my food stamps whatever I want to buy."


They aren't your food stamps - they are 'ours' and YOU aren't buying anything, the American taxpayers are. Kill the program and go back to distributing food commodities to those in need.
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8:01a, 12/31/25
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>250 lbs and…

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In reply to Logos Stick • 8:18a, 12/31/25
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Logos Stick said:
Somebody posted that we shouldn't reform snap because recipients don't have the time or skills to prepare real food.

Not even kidding.

Seen this argument locally. Some people think the roasted chicken at heb should be on the list that's allowed.
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8:25a, 12/31/25
Somalian Day Care Centers

Professed Food Mafia

Military Industrial Complex

Pharmaceutical Industrial Complex

Remember when DOGE was going to fix it all, until it was shut down by BOTH parties?

The grift in this country is far greater than we could ever imagine.
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8:31a, 12/31/25
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All the pain inside amplified by the fact that I can't get by with my nine-to-five and I can't provide the right type of life for my family 'Cause man, these ******* food stamps don't buy diaper
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