On the fence about a local school bond election

[BvillePoker]

Did anyone ever think that maybe food stamps should only buy produce, meat or whole grains? I know you can program the registers to do it because they reject cigarettes, deli items and other specific items right now.

I sacked groceries in hs and college and I watched people put back healthy stuff when their cards petered out before their cart was empty.

Studies show that eating healthy raw fruits,vegetables, and meats costs 1.50 more per day than buying processed pre-packaged junk.

 

[TPOKE]

Did anyone ever think that maybe food stamps should only buy produce, meat or whole grains? I know you can program the registers to do it because they reject cigarettes, deli items and other specific items right now.

I sacked groceries in hs and college and I watched people put back healthy stuff when their cards petered out before their cart was empty.

My son also worked in a grocery store. A person once tried to buy Red Bull on their "Vision" card and he set it aside and didn't ring it up. The person asked why he did that and my son told him it didn't qualify for the program. Long story short, guy went nuts, manager came over and did an override to appease the man and save face with the store. On a positive note, at least the guy was buying his groceries at a real grocery store with his card and not a convenience store, as I've witnessed several times.

 

[SUPERPOKES]

Having been in it for 20 years now, I could write a book about the flaws of the public education system.

 

[MegaPoke]

The food stamp cards absolutely are the appropriate place to engineer healthy diets. I support this 100%.