Food Stamps should be for FOOD. Currently, and for many years, people who qualify for food stamps, can purchase all the candy bars, soda pop, chips, cookies, etc. they want. These items are not "real food", and only lead to our increased childhood obesity and diabetes rates., and other related health problems. Which only drives up our health care problems as a nation.
The USDA and other government offices need to remove these items from the "approved " foods list, of what qualifies for a food stamp purchase.
Require that food stamps buy only "REAL Food" items such as,
vegetables, fruits, meats, dairy, grains, legumes etc.
Whether the program gets cuts in funding or not:
OUR TAX DOLLARS that help the poor on food stamps SHOULD NOT BE BUYING CANDY BARS AND COKE !