(02-14-2018, 12:44 AM)Jags02 Wrote:

(02-13-2018, 07:37 PM)TJBender Wrote: I don't like it. Two reasons. One, it seems horribly impractical to figure out a box for every individual family when you consider special health needs, food allergies, dietary practices or requirements, etc. Two, I would not be ok with Uncle Donald telling me what I get to eat. And even then, it's a moot point. The grocery store and drugstore lobby would be devastated if they lost 90% of their SNAP dollars. They'd go to incredibly great lengths to make sure this plan never sees the light of day. Even if they're the suppliers for this program, there's a big difference between selling a million people a million heads of lettuce and retail and selling the government a million heads of lettuce at wholesale.

I totally agree the government should not decide what anyone eats. The government is too big already. Now I can maybe see a Food Stamp Store or something where the government sells food in a competative environment, but to take on the decision making themselves is borderline communist.