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Retail consultancy AlixPartners estimated retail collectively stands to lose $70.7 billion over the decade if the proposed cuts take place.
"For about every dollar of benefit reduction or spending, there's about a 37-cent loss in grocery sales," said Ted Stenger, managing director at AlixPartners.
Retail consultancy AlixPartners estimated retail collectively stands to lose $70.7 billion over the decade if the proposed cuts take place.
"For about every dollar of benefit reduction or spending, there's about a 37-cent loss in grocery sales," said Ted Stenger, managing director at AlixPartners.
You all realize why cutting Food Stamps yields less retail food sales, no? It's because, as the USDA OIG report already found, 59% of families on Food Stamps double-dip, triple-dip, or more, simultaneously, from several different major Federal means-tested free food programs for the exact same daily meals.
Consequently, this results in Food Stamp recipients (as opposed to the income-eligible who choose to NOT receive Food Stamps) having a MUCH higher obesity rate, as well.
Yes, and all these people will just sit and starve to death.
Hardly.
Food Stamp recipients have a significantly higher obesity rate than everyone else, including the income-eligible who choose to NOT receive Food Stamps.
Food Stamp recipients have a significantly higher obesity rate than everyone else, including the income-eligible who choose to NOT receive Food Stamps.
Maybe it's because of where they live. Maybe most people who live in those high obesity states eat too much and eat junk food.
Poor people have always been more overweight--they eat pasta and whatever else is cheap. That's been going on as long as I can remember.
Smug of some people to want to deny food to other people.
Maybe it's because of where they live. Maybe most people who live in those high obesity states eat too much and eat junk food.
The highest poverty rate is in inner-cities, where there are markets on almost every major corner and farmer's markets at least once/week within walking distance.
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Poor people have always been more overweight--they eat pasta and whatever else is cheap. That's been going on as long as I can remember.
Not all poor people, only poor people receiving Food Stamps have the significantly higher obesity rate. Income-eligible adults who DON'T receive Food Stamps have the same obesity rate as the non-poor.
The highest poverty rate is in inner-cities, where there are markets on almost every major corner and farmer's markets at least once/week within walking distance.
Look up the term food deserts. They are common in poverty-stricken areas. I highly doubt there are many farmer's markets in inner cities, either. Many residents in poor neighborhoods have little access to fresh food, but high caloric, high fat fast food is ubiquitous. Thus, the high obesity rates.
The highest poverty rate is in inner-cities, where there are markets on almost every major corner and farmer's markets at least once/week within walking distance.
Not all poor people, only poor people receiving Food Stamps have the significantly higher obesity rate. Income-eligible adults who DON'T receive Food Stamps have the same obesity rate as the non-poor.
Corner stores do not have healthy foods unless you consider Takis and soda healthy.
Most people on food stamps already work long hours in the service industries. Obesity is mostly a result of the convenience of unhealthy foods.
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