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re: Federal judge rules government can't prevent using SNAP to purchase energy drinks and soda
Posted on 6/26/26 at 5:44 pm to SallysHuman
Posted on 6/26/26 at 5:44 pm to SallysHuman
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Maybe there's a way to carve out "store" hot food vs restaurant hot food? But, yeah, you bring up a good point!
I'm personally in huge support of SNAP restrictions as a concept, but once you get into the nitty gritty of it like this, you run into all of these "what-if" obstacles that I kinda don't blame them for throwing their hands up and letting people buy whatever the hell they want for as long as they have.
I mean, just the past few weeks we've watched foreigners totally mind blown in our stores, and new junk foods come out literally every day. You can say, "No X Item on SNAP" and by tomorrow, Y Item has arrived in stores for the first time.
Although.. If programs like WIC can do it, I don't see why SNAP can't. I guess they just define the overall purpose of those two programs quite differently?
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Posted on 6/26/26 at 5:46 pm to bigberg2000
FIFY
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I mean if they want to waste their benefits and the taxpayers money on junk I say let them. :idk:
Posted on 6/26/26 at 5:48 pm to SallysHuman
quote:no
Soda and snack machines take cards now- do they take ebt cards?
quote:there is - in Louisiana the store has to sell ‘groceries’ like milk & bread in order to be put into the system for EBT. The store point of sale systems have to be approved by the state - there are codes when an item is scanned - and only certain codes are allowed to be paid by food stamps. Which is why when some people say ‘I saw someone buying hot boiled crawfish with food stamps’ - they are either lying or the store has tampered with their point of sale systems or there is a dishonest cashier - and is committing fraud. Which, unlike many other things, the food stamp office used to take seriously so it should be reported. OR the person is using welfare money (FITAP) which can be used on anything.
Maybe there's a way to carve out "store" hot food vs restaurant hot food? But, yeah, you bring up a good point!
There are times after emergencies when hot food from grocery convenience can be bought, but it’s usually for a short amount of time, and the state monitors that.
Restaurants cannot just tap into the state’s ebt system.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 5:57 pm to GreenRockTiger
I didn’t know much about it GRT, thanks for the details- 
Posted on 6/26/26 at 5:59 pm to SallysHuman
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I didn’t know much about it GRT, thanks for the details-
I worked for food stamps years ago and an aspect of my job now deals a lot with social services - so I unfortunately keep up with this.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 6:05 pm to Shexter
Several convenience stores accept EBT. I’ve asked several clerks what customers use it for. They said energy type drinks, jerky etc. I was told that several of their regulars said they had more than they could spend on grocery needs. They also said folks would buy items to resale for cash to use on other items.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 6:21 pm to Shexter
Activist judges need to be removed
Posted on 6/26/26 at 6:23 pm to Shexter
fricking pathetic
Posted on 6/26/26 at 7:01 pm to Shexter
Two biggest killers of black people are black people and scumbag democrat policies. They just can’t see past their hatred. Woke the frick up.
This post was edited on 6/26/26 at 7:06 pm
Posted on 6/26/26 at 7:03 pm to Shexter
Right ruling on a dumb law.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 7:06 pm to Roaad
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USSC to the rescue
Looking forward to KJB's 73 page dissent explaining how preventing black folks from using taxpayer money to buy purple drank is akin to making blacks order from the back of the restaurant.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 9:49 pm to Shexter
I really wish farmers would have to buy healthy food for their families with my tax money.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 10:16 pm to bigberg2000
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mean if they want to waste their benefits on junk I say let them
I think the point is that if they have so much available EBT to spend it on junk and crab legs, skrimps... then maybe they dont need to be paid as much.
People on EBT should not be eating fancier food than the working class.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 10:25 pm to Obi Wan Ryobi
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Like most court decisions, yall are commenting on the policy and not the law. This was a statutory construction ruling - and probably the correct one. This is independent of the wisdom of the statute itself.
Yes, this problem is easily solved.
Just change the law.
The problem of course is that with a 60 vote filibuster it’s hard to change any laws.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 6:25 am to Roaad
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USSC to the rescue
Congress should just change the definition of what “food” is or add some sort of “non-food” item prohibited list. There’s probably a way to achieve their goal without a USSC ruling IMO.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 6:37 am to GreenRockTiger
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Restaurants cannot just tap into the state’s ebt system.
This is assuming that all parties are participating in good faith.
Personally I was enjoying the frequent sales of junk food in my grocery stores, for example we have Doritos on sale at 4/$10 and Little Debbies are 2/$5.
This post was edited on 6/27/26 at 6:40 am
Posted on 6/27/26 at 6:41 am to Lawyered
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We should be able to vote on what SNAP benefit recipients should be able to buy since they’re buying it with our money
If they don’t agree, they can pay out of pocket. They ain’t starving anyway
I agree with but part of the problem is that we allow them to vote, too.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 6:59 am to SUB
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Right ruling on a dumb law.
please expand as to why you believe this is the right ruling. happy to wait.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 7:14 am to BurningHeart
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I havent been keeping up with this... main question is why not rewrite the law of what constitutes food?
Agree. The N is for nutritional.
Should be for real food.
Posted on 6/27/26 at 7:51 am to Shexter
Ah. This should be easier to fix . you see we have this thing called Congress that can get together and pass a law to clarify what is or what isn’t allowed in snap . so I’m sure they’ll just get together and pass laws like their designed to do….oh wait.
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