Trump Budget Would Swap Food Stamps for ‘100% American’ Food Packages (compared, retire)

[mtnbkr5]

I remember "commodities" from the 70's. I drove around to people's homes to deliver the boxes of food. Community service for unpaid traffic tickets! It was basic but adequate fare.

I'm just as angry about these bums buying with their EBT's lobster tails, soda, candy, etc. Time to end the fraud.

BTW, the block cheese was better than Kraft brand.

[geekigurl]

You want the government to save money, tell them to find the HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS they recently lost. If I lost money like that I'd starve to death!

[leilaniguy]

This was tried before. Anybody remember commodities? Govt. cheese, powdered eggs, bulgar? Didn’t work so well, a lot got tossed.

[pbmaise]

Originally Posted by Steve McDonald

Instead of giving a cash credit that a recipient could use to buy nutritious and healthy food, they would get packaged junk food. This would be a big boost to food distributors, who could clean out their warehouses of over-aged items and sell them to the program at a profit. You would see cans of fish, 3 or 4 years old and had turned to mush, going out to hungry people. Probably boxes of macaroni and cheese would be in every food bag. Also, the cheapest peanut spread, with added sugar, salt and cottonseed oil, instead of real peanut butter. I'd bet that everything provided, would be sub-standard and the primary beneficiaries, would be the big companies that were its sources. Of course, they would be contributors to the campaign funds of republicans and Trump.

Well that certainly would be the case if Trump placed someone in charge of the program who had no experience or sole experience was to fight against healthy foods. It is not as if Trump would appoint a lobbyist for the snack food industry.

Surely, Trump would appoint someone with a degree in nutrition and people would be able to tailor the box they received if they had allergies or intolerances to gluten, or lactose.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by Steve McDonald

Instead of giving a cash credit that a recipient could use to buy nutritious and healthy food, they would get packaged junk food. This would be a big boost to food distributors, who could clean out their warehouses of over-aged items and sell them to the program at a profit. You would see cans of fish, 3 or 4 years old and had turned to mush, going out to hungry people. Probably boxes of macaroni and cheese would be in every food bag. Also, the cheapest peanut spread, with added sugar, salt and cottonseed oil, instead of real peanut butter. I'd bet that everything provided, would be sub-standard and the primary beneficiaries, would be the big companies that were its sources. Of course, they would be contributors to the campaign funds of republicans and Trump.

One of my elderly Meal on Wheel clients gets about $90 / month in SNAP benefits.

She is legally blind and home bound. Neighbors periodically shop for her. It's all about candy, cakes, cookies and ice cream- a serious sweet tooth she has.

She is not capable of preparing a meal for herself.

[Tigerlily87]

Originally Posted by pbmaise

Well that certainly would be the case if Trump placed someone in charge of the program who had no experience or sole experience was to fight against healthy foods. It is not as if Trump would appoint a lobbyist for the snack food industry.

Surely, Trump would appoint someone with a degree in nutrition and people would be able to tailor the box they received if they had allergies or intolerances to gluten, or lactose.

I didn’t even stop to think about food allergies

[geekigurl]

Originally Posted by middle-aged mom

Why assume food will be nutritious? Michele Obama has retired.

Microwavable mac and cheese boxes are cheap and lightweight.

And unhealthy as all hell. No thank you.

[middle-aged mom]

Originally Posted by Tigerlily87

I don’t have a problem with them either. I’m just wondering what they will do for people who are getting under $90

That's more likely to be an elderly recipient.

[ELOrocks17]

Originally Posted by moneill

Nothing says smaller govt. than the govt. telling people what they can eat

Did the Trump admin get rid of Michelles Obamas crappy School lunch program, you know, the one where if school districts declined, the loses federal funding...?

[geekigurl]

Originally Posted by Colorado^

Yes, "they" = people on SNAP. #1 food purchase is soda.

Who cares what an individual (you) does. That's statistically irrelevant.

If you don't care what I do or buy, get off my ass with this crap. I can shop for myself.