Working on it, finally..RFK should eventually get a congressional medal of honor bringing this forward -singlehandedly. He’s been vilified for over 10 years when he started speaking the truth.
Exactly, the EU system has been in place for 12 years now (food additives and colourings regulations) and (believe it or not) actually has proven safe and effective.
@@ItsSquallyWallyI must disagree. Even if you take most of the bad things out of soda, I still don’t want my tax dallars going to towards it. Milk, eggs, beef, fruit, vegetables is fine but you’re only making poor people sicker on junk food otherwise. Screw that.
Why was it when Michele Obama wanted kids to eat healthy parents went off the rail with anger. She went in the schools and tried to change the menu to healthier choices. Parents flew off the handle saying no one was going to tell them what to feed their kids..but now that Trump is in office its okay Kennedy chose what your kids should eat..screw him.
So you want a child who is already not dressed as well as his peers to be even more different when he opens his lunchbox? Believe me, children notice those things and can be cruel, sadly. ALL children should be eating healthy food, but singling out children for their parents' issues isn't fair.
No. They have the right to make a product. However, forcing taxpayers to pay for such products agaunst their will absolutely has nothing to do with the government's legitimate perview.
They have a right to make it but not to sell it if lawmakers ban an element that they put in it. That is what the EU does for over 1400 elements deemed to be negative to human wellness. The exact same manufacturers make a healthier version because of this law…in order to sell in the EU but that version is not sold in North America. The US only bans 11 currently. We need to improve our list so they will do that here too.
Coke and Pepsi should have nothing to say about it. The reason ( they use to call it FOOD STAMPS ) was because it was FOR FOOD real food. Then the big boys changed the name to increase the money in their pockets.
Yes and I remember that NAME BRANDS didn’t qualify. No lobbyists because no name brands. Only generic labels. And back then generic had black and white labels, no advertising with colorful pictures on labels. Buying black and white labels was embarrassing because people didn’t want to be on food stamps.
@@NorthlandSLC Thanks for reminding about that common sense nostalgia. Seems I remember a little something about special distribution places of real foods (ex cheese) in black & white labels you reference for the needy. Families were given a certain amt of these items according to family size. No junk food was distributed. Back then, extra effort to acquire a job as soon as possible to avoid needing black & white label handouts was a motivation among people we knew. The quality of the free items were as good as in the store with more colorful packaging.
The debate happened decades ago. The result was, you want to blow your allowance on high end steaks or potato chips? Doesn’t matter. You get X amount of money so use it wisely. The responsibility is on the consumer. They tried making people only buy generic brands with food stamps. The harmful “junk” chemicals need to go away.
When my children were little, I was a part of the W.I.C. Program… they had specific requirements for purchasing milk, cereal, eggs and cheese. You couldn’t purchase processed foods like Kraft cheese slices, the cheese had to come from the deli or block real cheese. Why do the people who use SNAP think that they should be able to purchase junk food with their benefits?? Rules apply for everyone??!
Why do those who are well off think the poor deserve less rights and freedoms than they have and take for granted? They should have the same freedom to use the funds given to them to buy the foods that they need, and that work for them, as you do! Even if that means the occasional treat. What your suggesting isn't help, its control and manipulation! And there's more than enough of that in this system already! Leave the poor alone! Focus on getting rid of all the crappy additives in our food if you want to help make people healthier again. You can't force it on people. Only give them better options to choose from, by making sure real non tainted foods are available! And accessible by those most in need. If you have ever been stuck living below the poverty level, You'd know the choices of affordable food without all the crap additives in it is almost nonexistent! People going through difficult times likely need comfort food far more than you do, and should every right to use their freedom, and get a little when they need it. Especially when the funds were given to them to use as needed! You don't get to micromanage their lives just because they are hurt or sick!
@@yew2oob954 It wasn't America not listening, she was kabashed by the lobbyists and Big Ag. She just didn't know it at the time... But now we understand the assignment!! YAHOO!!
@@Burleson_Adventurez I drink 6 Cokes a day, am 60.. in perfect health, and perfect weight. 'Clearly'.. Come again? You must be talking about all the veggies I don't eat, right? How will we feed those poor buggers without allowing turnips? If you are looking for savings, try the 50% of the people who collect it who shouldn't. I'm willing to bet you'll find most of the sales on 'your' unapproved list being transacted there. (and a great way to find them)
@ the fact is there is no nutritional value in those products and the whole loin of this program is to improve the health and life of people not make them sick and obese.
@@Burleson_Adventurezbut why is it even available it’s illegal in every other country!!!!! COMMON SENSE SOLUTION. It’s also costing ALL of us in Health care dollars-well that and also all the criminals who think they can have incomes of $10 million dollars for running insurance companies. Proving to be detrimental in MANY ways
Take the toxic chemicals food additives out of the snacks. Make American food standards meet the European standards for safety. People can make their own decisions
I agree that chemical food additives should be removed and that people, specifically consumers, can make their own decisions; however, people receiving SNAP are not consumers, rather they are government beneficiaries of aid and as such the government can and should restrict what those people buy with other people's tax dollars. SNAP recipients should not be able to buy anything but unprocessed food, dairy, and produce.
@r.r.r.918 I comprehend what you're saying but it seems a bit unconstitutional? Perhaps if there was some sort of incentive program if you use $50 of your benefit towards fresh fruit a.nd produce then you get an additional $50 for more fresh fruits and produce. If you choose to buy processed snacks you are limited to the amount that you are given. Incentivize people to make better choices. When you have government intervening and telling people what they can and can not do we end up in the trouble that we have found ourselves in the last 5 years.
@@lisaroriguez4196 As a practical matter, your suggestion might be better in that it would cause less pushback (though I do worry about the waste and fraud that might arise because of it). Constitutionally, I think there is nothing stopping the government from restricting funds in the manner I suggested. Constitutional Considerations: Government Spending and Regulation: The federal government has broad discretion under the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8) to impose conditions on how funds are used. This includes restricting SNAP benefits to certain types of food. Courts have generally upheld such conditions as long as they are reasonable and serve a legitimate public purpose. Equal Protection Clause (14th Amendment): If SNAP restrictions or incentives disproportionately affect specific groups (e.g., racial, socioeconomic, or regional demographics), there could be an Equal Protection challenge. However, courts usually apply rational basis review for economic and social welfare policies, requiring only that the policy be rationally related to a legitimate government interest (e.g., promoting public health). Due Process and Autonomy: While I understand your concern about government intervention infringing on personal choices, SNAP benefits are not considered an individual’s property or entitlement in the same way as private funds. Recipients agree to terms of use upon acceptance. As such, restrictions on the use of public funds do not typically violate due process rights.
Return the food stamp program to what is was. Only for generic labels and real food. No name brands equals no lobbyists. They had lists of things you couldn’t buy back then, and lists for things you got a better deal for. The cashier had to ask if it was food stamps and there were different price lists used. Make a new price list for healthy food at a lower price for snap. Instead of giving extra money to the snap user give it to the healthy product to make it more affordable to the snap user.
Good. They need to get junk food out of schools. We especially need to get soda and potato chip machines out of schools. Lunches in schools should not consist of garbage.
Cola raises are quickly followed by reduction in other benefits like EBT and home owners insurance and property taxes go up every year. I am literally paying out more on my home than I was before my mortgage paid off! Six years ago! Then there's utilities and food and healthcare. Medicare doesn't cover all expenses and premiums for added insurance is ridiculously high. And state Medicaid has lousy covwrage with doctors jumping in and out of healrh plans so consistent care sucks. We need better home insurance, health care and a realistic health system,and Seniors ought not to have to pay taxes on a house that's literally 100 years old!.
@@janetprice85seniors should not have to pay tax on social security either. Money paid going into social security was mandatory deduction from checks without consent. The gov could have invested that wisely to grow the fund instead of Congress “borrowing” from it and giving to those with no skin in the game. If we had been allowed to keep all our own money and invest it ourselves, we would be far better off right now.
In our county there is an exemption for people that have already paid their house off for years and years. Look into it you may be eligible and Merry Christmas to you! @@janetprice85
If they could buy it themselves they wouldn't need to get food help! They have the same rights as you do. So quit targeting the sick and needy. there rights don't cease to be, just because they had less luck that you did, and ended up in a bad situation. Focus attention where it belongs, on all the food additives that make any affordable options, and even many high end offerings out right Toxic! You don't get to micromanage other peoples lives. They are free people just like you with all the rights you have. What your suggesting isn't help, its manipulation and control, And there's too much of that already!
My freezer is full of elk I procured myself with an 'AR style' rifle that Brandon and his supporters think is 'for war'. My wife is an excellent gardener, a master canner. I know where my food comes from. I agree with RFK. Know what you put in your body. Dont let people who don't know anything about firearms, take them from you.
And if poor people on government assistance can only buy healthy food I hope they consider making junk food expensive and healthy food cheaper. He’s welcome to contact me for more good ideas. The best solutions are usually to simple🤷♀️ or we are all geniuses
I work at Walmart. You wouldnt believe what Snap will buy. Overweight parents and children, boxed convienece foods. 600 bucks a month. So sad they can't buy fruits and veggies!
I remember when I first started out and was struggling to find a job I applied for help. At that time they didn’t give you food stamps they gave you food stamps. Things like cheese, powdered milk, canned goods, beans. I was grateful to get it. My wife and I used it to create meals for the family.
I recall standing in line a lot of times at food give aways did not always like the flavor of some of it but ate it any way. Keeps you from starving and from getting fat.
I have been on SNAP. I believe it should be only for meat & vegetables & fruit. Maybe some dairy products, but not sugary yogurt. People need to stop behaving like cooking is so hard to do. Cook your food -- You can do it! You will feel so much better & when you feel better, so many more changes can happen! This would be perfect!
Many citizens are homeless and on food stamps, so why aren't they allowed to get hot food from the grocery store? If you are sleeping on a park bench, you should be able to get a hot cup of soup, hot tea, or hot chicken and vegetables. But as of now, no hot food is allowed. You have no stove or refrigerator, so where can you get a hot meal?
Some that I know have at least two soda's a day and wonder why they do not have enough to eat all month long. They come to borrow money from me who only gets a wee bit from social security retirement I tell them quit drinking all them cokes and eat'n all them chips then you can make it. They refuse to hear for soda's are laced with habit forming chemicals.
The poverty level is so out of wack and keeps people struggling by design. If we can’t afford basic necessities we don’t have time to fight this system.
All the junk or harmful dyes and harmful chemicals. Band the fruit loops we have. And microplastic in food. I’m 70 years old and I want healthier food for all
Its wild how something with so many ingredients and chemicals sourced from so many places, produced and packaged in a massive factory can be cheaper than something that literally grows on trees.
@@MOTO_DOSE massive tax subsidies. That's how. It's not really cheaper. If not for the subsidies, you could keep 10% more of your income. Food would be more affordable, even if it was a little more expensive.
Well there is always that other alternative.. the one where you don't have to give mass unwanted dictates and government control over people... don't buy it.. maybe?
WE NEED HELP WITH HIGH COST GROCERIES ESPECIALLY HEALTHY FOODS! WE WANT TO EAT HEALTHY BUT ITS WAY MORE EXPENSIVE TO BUY FRUITS AND VEGGIES VERSUS A MCDONALDS CHEESEBURGER. Start with incentivizing eating healthy foods by cutting costs when buying healthy foods. Another thing is help families with foodstamps by raising the income restrictions to be eligible for foodstamps or individuals who are going to college and only able to work a part time job. Disabled veteran's disability income is no longer enough to survive on with such high inflation yet foodstamps office has told my friend he makes too much and he doesn't qualify for foodstamps for him and his son?! He is having to go to the food pantries to make it through the end of the month. Smh Makes no sense!
I had a friend who went to a public meeting and they were speaking about poor people. My friend said it should be easy to identify poor people. Everyone looked at him inquisitively and he said “poor people should be skinny “. If you think about it he’s not wrong. The poor in most countries are.
Yep back in the 50's in the USA most of the low income and poor were skinny, even the medium income were not over weight. It is the junk food that ruins lives, that and lack of recreation in the form of body movement. Bad food started up a few decades after Television did, now junk food mixed with television equals over weight obesity and depression.
It's called birth control. If you can't afford to pay for daycare or education, don't have them. I had 2 and stayed home because I couldn't afford daycare. I was a great mom and was a volunteer in community. Healthy kids and meals.
I mean it has to be shipped processed. A solution would be more meat markets but if you go to Walmart that meat then been shipped from all around the world
@@niemand282-r3z Beans are cheap and replaces any and every meat beef or pork. Lazy gets you dumb. Potatoes are cheap and easy to cook in skillet or micro wave. Slice your potatoes make your own chips no cop outs allowed. I was raised on beans and potatoes homemade biscuits. We could not afford beef or pork. I never knew what hamburger was until I was a teenager. Never at pork until I had a job. Eat right and it is cheaper always.
lol if you can’t afford junk food then you have bigger problems. Junk food is cheap healthy food is expensive that’s why we give poor people junk like slim Jim’s and Arizona ice tea
*Conflating people eating junk food with the toxic ingredients in most foods* Meaning to say if you stop using toxic ingredients most foods including junk foods it would be a big enough improvement to say "go ahead and have a donut with your coffee" There's a lot of falsehood in the food pyramid. Who decides what's healthy??
No lie.. I am 60yrs old, have never seen a doctor in my adult life, drink only Coke and eat junkfood and hamburgers mostly at home. I am in better health, have a full head of non-grey hair, look younger(maybe 35) than anyone I know. I DECIDE WHAT IS HEALTHY FOR ME. 😁 When my time is up, its up. Life goes fast these people best learn to enjoy what they can.
@@mikehaymusic Go change your diapy gramps, 300 subs and 9 views? Your music must suck right? Apparently time isn't going to help you there.. so much for age and wisdom.
There’s some crazy things happening to our produce that’s never been seen before … it’s creepy. I wouldn’t have believed it, but I’ve been seeing it with my own see.
Absolutely keep junk food away from kids !!!! Why should the taxpayer pay for kids becoming diabetic and obese and then charging the taxpayer more money for their medical care. !!!!!
Bulletin: It is possible not to eat junk food. Vote with your feet and don't buy it. You'll be amazed how quickly these corporations change their tune once their sales drop.
@@anitamccormick3184 What you going to do with that attitude is force people into voting Democrat and now not will you not control what goes into poor people refrigerators, but you won't control who comes across the border
No, this is the right way to do this. Saying that because you are poor (on snap benefits) you can't have snacks... no no no. Ban it to all not just a group.
Yes all food must be completely tasteless and bland! Reminds me of the Jolly channel and UK people crying and moaning how lucky Americans are for their food.. lol
That's impossible considering there's thousands of neighborhoods that are barely accessible to even a small market ... And that is all that's on the shelves! Junk food is better than no food! What good is snap if the consumer isn't able to utilize it!?
It's a no brainer. I remember arguing with a lady that was on food stamps about how she should be able to use her card to pay for her daughters birthday party because she deserved it. Even though those of us who weren't on food stamps couldn't afford to do the same. She didn't care.
All for it. Unfortunately, most American's do not know they are killing themselves because of ingredients in foods that taste good, while they can cook the same foods 100% healthy.
I 100% agree I'm a cashier at a store and I see the majority of SNAP benefits spent on sodas candy and b******* and I sit there and go what the hell are these people doing cuz I've been on snap and I only use it for real food this needs to be happening I've been thinking about this this whole last 2 weeks how SNAP benefits are completely taken advantage of there's way too many people on this s***
I’ve been saying this for years if you’re getting money from the government, you shouldn’t be allowed to buy booze and tobacco. Yeah that’s a real thing.
the child tax credit doesn't need to be increased its fine where its at if u cant afford kids don't have them use protection until u can afford too. how about decreasing taxes for single people or married people who doesn't get big tax refunds back at the end of the year unlike people with kids getting 8k 10k plus back at tax time.
Poor people are currently being poisoned. If this change occurs you will rapidly see the neighborhood tiny grocery stores, convenience stores and bodegas stock health foods that are covered by snap.
Oh heck no, these people have never had to survive while having a job & still needing help to pay for food. They have no room to talk without ever having food insecurities. Some people can only afford processed food & pre made packs of stuff, some homeless people that receive ebt dont have a kitchen to cook fresh food in, these takes are so out of touch.
Tread lightly. Someone needs to define "junk food"... and there are plenty of lobbyists prepared to pay for said definitions. Keep your eyes and ears open.
Any food that has an ingredient or chemical that’s not allowed in Europe or Canada should not be allowed in the US also.
Working on it, finally..RFK should eventually get a congressional medal of honor bringing this forward -singlehandedly. He’s been vilified for over 10 years when he started speaking the truth.
Literally, fix the food, dont just make it not available to poor people, that isnt going to fix it. We need the chemicals banned from our food. ✅
Exactly, the EU system has been in place for 12 years now (food additives and colourings regulations) and (believe it or not) actually has proven safe and effective.
Eat in moderation. Eat anything you want. Just don’t eat just one thing.
@@ItsSquallyWallyI must disagree. Even if you take most of the bad things out of soda, I still don’t want my tax dallars going to towards it. Milk, eggs, beef, fruit, vegetables is fine but you’re only making poor people sicker on junk food otherwise. Screw that.
Lobbyists need to Go !
and the attorneys that represent the activists and lobbyists.
They’re getting paid billions of dollars so they’re not going to go without a fight
Cut the Flow $ ,.... Build another building, get new people to hire, Just start over...
Amen 😅😂
If Any need to go - I Pray it's God Jehovah's sorting Only...
Go for it RK, Jr , make America healthy again. 🙏🇺🇸♥️👏👏👍🎄
He does heroin!!! Wake up!!
Why was it when Michele Obama wanted kids to eat healthy parents went off the rail with anger. She went in the schools and tried to change the menu to healthier choices. Parents flew off the handle saying no one was going to tell them what to feed their kids..but now that Trump is in office its okay Kennedy chose what your kids should eat..screw him.
In between affairs...
Ban high fructose corn syrup its in everything.
America invented corn syrup long ago to sell more food I agree 💯💯
@SoldiersNRprayers it needs to be banned, your body can't process it and just stores it as fat.
Soy is too, an it's a hormone disrupter
and lower the salt
@@hasve978 what did I do ' to deleat me ?
Food Stamps Should Only Be Spent On Meat, Veggies, Fruit, Bread, Milk And Eggs. Not Candy And Snacks
So Christmas treats are not allowed for the poor?
So you want a child who is already not dressed as well as his peers to be even more different when he opens his lunchbox? Believe me, children notice those things and can be cruel, sadly. ALL children should be eating healthy food, but singling out children for their parents' issues isn't fair.
@@BarbaraMoser-s9g correct, basically shop the perimeter of your grocery store and skip the the bakery
@@janetprice85 NO! BAH HUM BUGG!! Well maybe some cookies for Santa
@@janetprice85 so the poor are incapable of buying flour and baking thier own?
IT'S ABOUT TIME..!!!!!
Rather than saying people can't buy the crap they should tell the manufacturers they can't sell it
AMEN 💯 % Rodney.. to much government overreach as it is…
No. They have the right to make a product. However, forcing taxpayers to pay for such products agaunst their will absolutely has nothing to do with the government's legitimate perview.
They have a right to make it but not to sell it if lawmakers ban an element that they put in it. That is what the EU does for over 1400 elements deemed to be negative to human wellness. The exact same manufacturers make a healthier version because of this law…in order to sell in the EU but that version is not sold in North America. The US only bans 11 currently. We need to improve our list so they will do that here too.
@@RodneySlinger they can buy the CRAP💩🍔🥞🍦🍪🍩 with there own money and the medical costs that go with these heffers and hogs
Agreed
Coke and Pepsi should have nothing to say about it. The reason ( they use to call it FOOD STAMPS ) was because it was FOR FOOD real food. Then the big boys changed the name to increase the money in their pockets.
Yes and I remember that NAME BRANDS didn’t qualify. No lobbyists because no name brands. Only generic labels. And back then generic had black and white labels, no advertising with colorful pictures on labels. Buying black and white labels was embarrassing because people didn’t want to be on food stamps.
@@NorthlandSLC Thanks for reminding about that common sense nostalgia. Seems I remember a little something about special distribution places of real foods (ex cheese) in black & white labels you reference for the needy. Families were given a certain amt of these items according to family size. No junk food was distributed.
Back then, extra effort to acquire a job as soon as possible to avoid needing black & white label handouts was a motivation among people we knew. The quality of the free items were as good as in the store with more colorful packaging.
The debate happened decades ago. The result was, you want to blow your allowance on high end steaks or potato chips? Doesn’t matter. You get X amount of money so use it wisely. The responsibility is on the consumer. They tried making people only buy generic brands with food stamps. The harmful “junk” chemicals need to go away.
TRUTH
This initiative will just make food more expensive
When my children were little, I was a part of the W.I.C. Program… they had specific requirements for purchasing milk, cereal, eggs and cheese. You couldn’t purchase processed foods like Kraft cheese slices, the cheese had to come from the deli or block real cheese. Why do the people who use SNAP think that they should be able to purchase junk food with their benefits?? Rules apply for everyone??!
Why do those who are well off think the poor deserve less rights and freedoms than they have and take for granted? They should have the same freedom to use the funds given to them to buy the foods that they need, and that work for them, as you do! Even if that means the occasional treat. What your suggesting isn't help, its control and manipulation! And there's more than enough of that in this system already! Leave the poor alone! Focus on getting rid of all the crappy additives in our food if you want to help make people healthier again. You can't force it on people. Only give them better options to choose from, by making sure real non tainted foods are available! And accessible by those most in need. If you have ever been stuck living below the poverty level, You'd know the choices of affordable food without all the crap additives in it is almost nonexistent! People going through difficult times likely need comfort food far more than you do, and should every right to use their freedom, and get a little when they need it. Especially when the funds were given to them to use as needed! You don't get to micromanage their lives just because they are hurt or sick!
Make Monsanto seeds illegal again.
MAHA, literally saving our lives and our children’s futures! What a noble and critical endeavor! RFK Jr❤
Thank God he won't ever get in
If only America listened to Michelle Obama when she tried to do the same thing.
@@yew2oob954 It wasn't America not listening, she was kabashed by the lobbyists and Big Ag. She just didn't know it at the time... But now we understand the assignment!! YAHOO!!
Retired seniors would also like afforable healthy food.
I could not agree more
Incentives for farmers not to grow Monsanto seeds?
It should've been banned
I am farmer and agree but your grocery bill will be more expensive
@michaelmills7006 Depends on how you look at it. This toxin promotes an unhealthy society, thus costing a vast amount more.
@@LamarPassmore l said I'm all for banning it but it Will raises my production cost and eventually your grocery bill
There's no more real corn in the USA. It's all monsanto GMO corn bred to make pigs (and you) fatter.
Agree!!!! No junk food on SNAP! Money should be used on healthy foods
Taking bad stuff out of the food should be the goal.
Agreed but we shouldn’t be using tax payer money for items that clearly cause health problems and obesity.
@@Burleson_Adventurez I drink 6 Cokes a day, am 60.. in perfect health, and perfect weight. 'Clearly'.. Come again? You must be talking about all the veggies I don't eat, right? How will we feed those poor buggers without allowing turnips?
If you are looking for savings, try the 50% of the people who collect it who shouldn't.
I'm willing to bet you'll find most of the sales on 'your' unapproved list being transacted there. (and a great way to find them)
@ the fact is there is no nutritional value in those products and the whole loin of this program is to improve the health and life of people not make them sick and obese.
@@Burleson_Adventurezbut why is it even available it’s illegal in every other country!!!!! COMMON SENSE SOLUTION. It’s also costing ALL of us in Health care dollars-well that and also all the criminals who think they can have incomes of $10 million dollars for running insurance companies. Proving to be detrimental in MANY ways
Take the toxic chemicals food additives out of the snacks. Make American food standards meet the European standards for safety. People can make their own decisions
I agree that chemical food additives should be removed and that people, specifically consumers, can make their own decisions; however, people receiving SNAP are not consumers, rather they are government beneficiaries of aid and as such the government can and should restrict what those people buy with other people's tax dollars. SNAP recipients should not be able to buy anything but unprocessed food, dairy, and produce.
@r.r.r.918 I comprehend what you're saying but it seems a bit unconstitutional? Perhaps if there was some sort of incentive program if you use $50 of your benefit towards fresh fruit a.nd produce then you get an additional $50 for more fresh fruits and produce. If you choose to buy processed snacks you are limited to the amount that you are given. Incentivize people to make better choices. When you have government intervening and telling people what they can and can not do we end up in the trouble that we have found ourselves in the last 5 years.
@@lisaroriguez4196 As a practical matter, your suggestion might be better in that it would cause less pushback (though I do worry about the waste and fraud that might arise because of it).
Constitutionally, I think there is nothing stopping the government from restricting funds in the manner I suggested. Constitutional Considerations:
Government Spending and Regulation:
The federal government has broad discretion under the Spending Clause (Article I, Section 8) to impose conditions on how funds are used. This includes restricting SNAP benefits to certain types of food. Courts have generally upheld such conditions as long as they are reasonable and serve a legitimate public purpose.
Equal Protection Clause (14th Amendment):
If SNAP restrictions or incentives disproportionately affect specific groups (e.g., racial, socioeconomic, or regional demographics), there could be an Equal Protection challenge. However, courts usually apply rational basis review for economic and social welfare policies, requiring only that the policy be rationally related to a legitimate government interest (e.g., promoting public health).
Due Process and Autonomy:
While I understand your concern about government intervention infringing on personal choices, SNAP benefits are not considered an individual’s property or entitlement in the same way as private funds. Recipients agree to terms of use upon acceptance. As such, restrictions on the use of public funds do not typically violate due process rights.
@@lisaroriguez4196❤
I depend on the food stamps I get exactly to be able to eat healthier choices. Fully support RFK Jr's initiative.
MAHA is the real answer to making health care affordable.
Return the food stamp program to what is was. Only for generic labels and real food. No name brands equals no lobbyists. They had lists of things you couldn’t buy back then, and lists for things you got a better deal for. The cashier had to ask if it was food stamps and there were different price lists used. Make a new price list for healthy food at a lower price for snap. Instead of giving extra money to the snap user give it to the healthy product to make it more affordable to the snap user.
Good. They need to get junk food out of schools. We especially need to get soda and potato chip machines out of schools. Lunches in schools should not consist of garbage.
😂 sounds a lot like what Michelle Obama did
Have you worked for a school? Our school prepares healthy food all the time and we all find it in the trash. Kids avoid it like a plague!
@@MrMrREmm bu bu but that's not what her cat told her...
Amen
Please consider helping The Senior Citizens of this country!
Cola raises are quickly followed by reduction in other benefits like EBT and home owners insurance and property taxes go up every year. I am literally paying out more on my home than I was before my mortgage paid off! Six years ago! Then there's utilities and food and healthcare. Medicare doesn't cover all expenses and premiums for added insurance is ridiculously high. And state Medicaid has lousy covwrage with doctors jumping in and out of healrh plans so consistent care sucks. We need better home insurance, health care and a realistic health system,and Seniors ought not to have to pay taxes on a house that's literally 100 years old!.
@geosdev I believe it. Pay more and get less.
@@janetprice85seniors should not have to pay tax on social security either. Money paid going into social security was mandatory deduction from checks without consent.
The gov could have invested that wisely to grow the fund instead of Congress “borrowing” from it and giving to those with no skin in the game.
If we had been allowed to keep all our own money and invest it ourselves, we would be far better off right now.
How bout helping everyone? Huh? Everyone!
In our county there is an exemption for people that have already paid their house off for years and years. Look into it you may be eligible and Merry Christmas to you! @@janetprice85
Thank you !! The smartest administration this country has ever seen!!! Long live Donald Trump !!!
I agree no unhealthy food unless you want to buy it yourself
Who will pay for the negative medical effects?
Amen! I work in a grocery store where half our business is food stamps EBT SNAP, these people are huge, no lie
@FritsKist u and me
@@peterhendricksen6946 Luckily I am Dutch.
If they could buy it themselves they wouldn't need to get food help! They have the same rights as you do. So quit targeting the sick and needy. there rights don't cease to be, just because they had less luck that you did, and ended up in a bad situation. Focus attention where it belongs, on all the food additives that make any affordable options, and even many high end offerings out right Toxic! You don't get to micromanage other peoples lives. They are free people just like you with all the rights you have. What your suggesting isn't help, its manipulation and control, And there's too much of that already!
My freezer is full of elk I procured myself with an 'AR style' rifle that Brandon and his supporters think is 'for war'. My wife is an excellent gardener, a master canner. I know where my food comes from. I agree with RFK. Know what you put in your body. Dont let people who don't know anything about firearms, take them from you.
Great reply 👍
You are living my dream life
I love this and we all need to go back to this!!!
That's excellent. Wish I could say the same
Food today is pure Crap....and way over priced.
If the grocery store has a health food section what's that make the rest of the store?
Yah…lots of protein powders. Maybe the produce department if you’re really serious.
It won't pass lol the US government has been trying to do this for years and years it won't ever happen 😅😅😅😅😅
And if poor people on government assistance can only buy healthy food I hope they consider making junk food expensive and healthy food cheaper. He’s welcome to contact me for more good ideas. The best solutions are usually to simple🤷♀️ or we are all geniuses
Its a good idea.
Excellent point.
Bring on Kennedy!!!
GET ALL THESE UNNECESSARY INGREDIENTS IN CHILDREN'S FOODS ESPECIALLY! IF ITS NOT LEGAL IN EUROPE ITS NOT LEGAL HERE
About time our government actually worked for us...
😂😂😂😂😂 not with this next administration
@aclark3111 Wait and see my 50 cent army friend, wait and see....
I work at Walmart. You wouldnt believe what Snap will buy. Overweight parents and children, boxed convienece foods. 600 bucks a month. So sad they can't buy fruits and veggies!
They could buy healthy but refuse to. I bet they are all minority too and don't work.
That means you have to cook.
THANK YOU RFK, JR!!!
🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱✝️🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇺🇸!!!!!
Get this crap OFF THE SHELF... People want it but its just not available at reasonable prices. Thank God for Mr. Kennedy... He is brave.
Go RFK, it about time and I see hope.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Gratitude 🇺🇸
Actually, nothing will make me as happy as being in my own house. That's all I want. Hells no to kids
I remember when I first started out and was struggling to find a job I applied for help. At that time they didn’t give you food stamps they gave you food stamps. Things like cheese, powdered milk, canned goods, beans. I was grateful to get it. My wife and I used it to create meals for the family.
I recall standing in line a lot of times at food give aways did not always like the flavor of some of it but ate it any way. Keeps you from starving and from getting fat.
MAHA!! Keep going RFK Jr. We are with you
WE LOVE RFK.JR ❤️.....SAVE THE CHILDREN! SAVE OUR FAMILIES! MAKE AMERICANS HEALTHY AGAIN!!
I’m on snap and I fully agree ! Use the farmers market - it stretches your dollar anyway
We can't wait for RFK JR to take action ❤️🤍💙🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Go Bobby! Make America healthy again!🇺🇸
Let them eat turnips! The cake is gone!
RFK IS A AMERICAN HERO, PATRIOT!!
I have been on SNAP. I believe it should be only for meat & vegetables & fruit. Maybe some dairy products, but not sugary yogurt.
People need to stop behaving like cooking is so hard to do. Cook your food -- You can do it! You will feel so much better & when you feel better, so many more changes can happen!
This would be perfect!
Many citizens are homeless and on food stamps, so why aren't they allowed to get hot food from the grocery store? If you are sleeping on a park bench, you should be able to get a hot cup of soup, hot tea, or hot chicken and vegetables. But as of now, no hot food is allowed. You have no stove or refrigerator, so where can you get a hot meal?
$12 billion in food stamp money each year goes to buy soda.
Some that I know have at least two soda's a day and wonder why they do not have enough to eat all month long. They come to borrow money from me who only gets a wee bit from social security retirement I tell them quit drinking all them cokes and eat'n all them chips then you can make it. They refuse to hear for soda's are laced with habit forming chemicals.
That’s shocking. What would incentivize companies to making healthier products?
$5.5 billion goes to its administration costs. I'd rather pay for soda.
@@FaithSpitsbergen-wj1yx Maybe some genius will come along and invent something like diet-soda... who knows...!
Giving certain people benefits and not others is not fair, I am suffering also
The poverty level is so out of wack and keeps people struggling by design. If we can’t afford basic necessities we don’t have time to fight this system.
I was on SNAP for 4 years & i only used the card for food, NOT soda or chips 👍 i do not consider soda & chips food either 💪 Good move
All the junk or harmful dyes and harmful chemicals. Band the fruit loops we have. And microplastic in food. I’m 70 years old and I want healthier food for all
I agree, what a positive comment!
HEALTHY FOOD FOR ALL!!!
We can't afford healthy food that's why we buy junk food!!! MAKE HEALTHY FOOD AFFORDABLE AGAIN!!!
why do low salt substitutes like Campbell's soup cost more???? makes no sense ..probably want you to by the high salt versions to make you sick
Its wild how something with so many ingredients and chemicals sourced from so many places, produced and packaged in a massive factory can be cheaper than something that literally grows on trees.
When you eat healthy food you eat a lot less. It's more or less a wash not to mention the money saved on health related issues.
@@MOTO_DOSE massive tax subsidies. That's how. It's not really cheaper. If not for the subsidies, you could keep 10% more of your income. Food would be more affordable, even if it was a little more expensive.
Beef, butter, bacon, eggs. Eat less, stay full. Spend less, get healthy. Simple.
Get rid of high fructose corn syrup.
That would be a biggy!
Well there is always that other alternative.. the one where you don't have to give mass unwanted dictates and government control over people... don't buy it.. maybe?
@@geosdev it’s in many things. Your solution is good but not always doable
How about pro-family who have a parent at home with their own kids and do t send them away all day long.
I soooooo agree with a parent in the home.
Healthy Foods only purchase with any government assistance
WE NEED HELP WITH HIGH COST GROCERIES ESPECIALLY HEALTHY FOODS! WE WANT TO EAT HEALTHY BUT ITS WAY MORE EXPENSIVE TO BUY FRUITS AND VEGGIES VERSUS A MCDONALDS CHEESEBURGER. Start with incentivizing eating healthy foods by cutting costs when buying healthy foods.
Another thing is help families with foodstamps by raising the income restrictions to be eligible for foodstamps or individuals who are going to college and only able to work a part time job. Disabled veteran's disability income is no longer enough to survive on with such high inflation yet foodstamps office has told my friend he makes too much and he doesn't qualify for foodstamps for him and his son?! He is having to go to the food pantries to make it through the end of the month. Smh
Makes no sense!
That is the best thing they can do is make it normal for a family to get food stamps that make under 70k
I had a friend who went to a public meeting and they were speaking about poor people. My friend said it should be easy to identify poor people. Everyone looked at him inquisitively and he said “poor people should be skinny “. If you think about it he’s not wrong. The poor in most countries are.
Yep back in the 50's in the USA most of the low income and poor were skinny, even the medium income were not over weight. It is the junk food that ruins lives, that and lack of recreation in the form of body movement. Bad food started up a few decades after Television did, now junk food mixed with television equals over weight obesity and depression.
It's called birth control. If you can't afford to pay for daycare or education, don't have them. I had 2 and stayed home because I couldn't afford daycare. I was a great mom and was a volunteer in community. Healthy kids and meals.
Parents are not the only people that use SNAP.
@GetOffMyLawn24 yep, kids too. Disgusting.
You make a good point, about birth control and planning your destiny!
Natural and a whole food diet needs to be affordable. Shameful that processed foods are cheaper. Meat should not be an industry
I mean it has to be shipped processed. A solution would be more meat markets but if you go to Walmart that meat then been shipped from all around the world
Stop buying bad food, do your homework so you can discern bad food.
@@niemand282-r3z Beans are cheap and replaces any and every meat beef or pork. Lazy gets you dumb. Potatoes are cheap and easy to cook in skillet or micro wave. Slice your potatoes make your own chips no cop outs allowed. I was raised on beans and potatoes homemade biscuits. We could not afford beef or pork. I never knew what hamburger was until I was a teenager. Never at pork until I had a job. Eat right and it is cheaper always.
If I can't afford junk food, I should not have to pay for others to eat it with my tax dollars.
lol if you can’t afford junk food then you have bigger problems. Junk food is cheap healthy food is expensive that’s why we give poor people junk like slim Jim’s and Arizona ice tea
Make the poisonous food illegal. Not societies choices. Still believe in Freedom to choose what to eat.
Glad to-see Kennedy stepping up and getting involved in this important issue
Lets make American food great again
*Conflating people eating junk food with the toxic ingredients in most foods*
Meaning to say if you stop using toxic ingredients most foods including junk foods it would be a big enough improvement to say "go ahead and have a donut with your coffee"
There's a lot of falsehood in the food pyramid.
Who decides what's healthy??
No lie.. I am 60yrs old, have never seen a doctor in my adult life, drink only Coke and eat junkfood and hamburgers mostly at home. I am in better health, have a full head of non-grey hair, look younger(maybe 35) than anyone I know. I DECIDE WHAT IS HEALTHY FOR ME. 😁 When my time is up, its up. Life goes fast these people best learn to enjoy what they can.
@@geosdevachem… BS! Okay lol
@@mikehaymusic Go change your diapy gramps, 300 subs and 9 views? Your music must suck right? Apparently time isn't going to help you there.. so much for age and wisdom.
Do away with the Income Tax and there will be no need for tax credits.
Who would have ever thought John Fetterman would turn out to have some common sense?
The democrat party desperately need him more than ever, common sense is lacking in a big way
Do good things for America 😊
Right! I'm so glad they ran on this!!!
Junk food isn’t food so shouldn’t be covered.
What is it? Finger paints?
Stop food companies from putting dangerous things in food, like rubber in bread products and bananas.
There’s some crazy things happening to our produce that’s never been seen before … it’s creepy.
I wouldn’t have believed it, but I’ve been seeing it with my own see.
Yes do it!!! Soda, cakes, anything with “added sugar”
Absolutely keep junk food away from kids !!!! Why should the taxpayer pay for kids becoming diabetic and obese and then charging the taxpayer more money for their medical care. !!!!!
I agree. Kids are sick at 20yrs old
I've never seen a 20 year old kid .
@@ConfederateHero-p4r Haven't you heard? 20 is the new 4...
ban all harmful chemicals nobody should be able to buy them
Bulletin: It is possible not to eat junk food. Vote with your feet and don't buy it. You'll be amazed how quickly these corporations change their tune once their sales drop.
Thank you for this comment.. I had almost assumed all sanity had left the planet.
They are clearly getting paid to poison us they would just get subsidized just like movies and games have been over the years. The agenda is king
Ban the bad stuff..but you can't regulate what people eat..people have freedom of choice.
People will still be allowed to buy junk food if they want it. They just can't buy it with Snap benefit money.
@@anitamccormick3184 If you aren't controlling what your neighbor eats.. you aren't really living!! You go girl!
@@anitamccormick3184 What you going to do with that attitude is force people into voting Democrat and now not will you not control what goes into poor people refrigerators, but you won't control who comes across the border
No, this is the right way to do this. Saying that because you are poor (on snap benefits) you can't have snacks... no no no. Ban it to all not just a group.
Standing in line at a fast serve market and people are buying their energy drinks, donuts and jerky sticks with ebt. Such a slap in the face!
All those unhealthy ingredients need to be removed and banned forever.
Make food healthy again!
Eat the bugs!
FRUIT LOOPS with marshmallows and chocolate chips covered in whipped cream! lol
NEIN! DAS WILST NOT EAST THEE FRUITLOOPS!!!! DEY ARST BANNINUMEN IN EUROPE SINCE THE END OF DER GLORIOUS RIKENHOMEN! DUST KNOWEN SAS MAKIN DU CRAZY?
We need to go by what the UK has in their food.
Yes all food must be completely tasteless and bland! Reminds me of the Jolly channel and UK people crying and moaning how lucky Americans are for their food.. lol
That's impossible considering there's thousands of neighborhoods that are barely accessible to even a small market ... And that is all that's on the shelves! Junk food is better than no food! What good is snap if the consumer isn't able to utilize it!?
It's a no brainer. I remember arguing with a lady that was on food stamps about how she should be able to use her card to pay for her daughters birthday party because she deserved it. Even though those of us who weren't on food stamps couldn't afford to do the same. She didn't care.
All for it. Unfortunately, most American's do not know they are killing themselves because of ingredients in foods that taste good, while they can cook the same foods 100% healthy.
Ban liquor and cigarettes while u at ....what happened to you have a choice what u put in your body RFK
This is ridiculous! Rich people oppressing the poor. What about people on fixed incomes this is so messed up.
Take THE POISON OUT OF THE FOOD NOT FOOD POLICE ONLY THE POOR!
RFK, JR. WILL COURSE CORRECT VERY SOON.
CONSCIOUS AMERICANS SUPPORT
RFK FULLY!!! !!!!!
100% agree! When I was a Schawn's man I used to process ice cream sales with EBT! It makes no sense to use govt funding for sweets and junk food.
There is no project like XAI330w...it is literally owned by Elon Musk
Scam
GREAT HOST, THANK YOU
Ban seed oils!!!
I 100% agree I'm a cashier at a store and I see the majority of SNAP benefits spent on sodas candy and b******* and I sit there and go what the hell are these people doing cuz I've been on snap and I only use it for real food this needs to be happening I've been thinking about this this whole last 2 weeks how SNAP benefits are completely taken advantage of there's way too many people on this s***
I’ve been saying this for years if you’re getting money from the government, you shouldn’t be allowed to buy booze and tobacco. Yeah that’s a real thing.
the child tax credit doesn't need to be increased its fine where its at if u cant afford kids don't have them use protection until u can afford too. how about decreasing taxes for single people or married people who doesn't get big tax refunds back at the end of the year unlike people with kids getting 8k 10k plus back at tax time.
Amen
No more junk food, no more poison in our food
Poor people are currently being poisoned.
If this change occurs you will rapidly see the neighborhood tiny grocery stores, convenience stores and bodegas stock health foods that are covered by snap.
Good good great idea. We’ve been saying it forever.
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Oh heck no, these people have never had to survive while having a job & still needing help to pay for food. They have no room to talk without ever having food insecurities. Some people can only afford processed food & pre made packs of stuff, some homeless people that receive ebt dont have a kitchen to cook fresh food in, these takes are so out of touch.
You make some excellent points about cost and ability to prepare. Thank you!
You make some excellent points about cost and ability to prepare. Thank you!
Tread lightly. Someone needs to define "junk food"... and there are plenty of lobbyists prepared to pay for said definitions. Keep your eyes and ears open.
Easy.. anything that isn't a bug.. How can 'YOU' be healthy if your environment isn't healthy!
No way this dudes kids are ACTUALLY in a day care. Smh...