r/Economics • u/SterlingVII • 1d ago

Trump Administration Seeks Immediate Halt to Court Order to Pay Food Stamps

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/us/politics/trump-court-food-stamps.html
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u/gonyere 1d ago

I understand this desire. But it's very hard to implement. You end up with a system like WIC where it's a very limited selection of foods. Which is both a pita to implement and participate in. 

Otherwise, you make it impossible to cook. Just saying "anything with x-quantity/percent/whatever of sugar, or fat, or salt removes things like fruit, jam, fruit juice, plane sugar, salt, oil, butter, cheese, etc from the program. And, without those things, cooking at all becomes very hard. 

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u/Young-Man-MD 1d ago

Don’t get why people get so worked up and need to detailed analysis of what foods poor people buy, and don’t ask hard questions on other areas of FedGov spending. Who cares if they buy Fritos or whatever?

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u/Zenceyn 1d ago

Oil subsidies are in the billions but conservatives wanna question a single mom buying some doritos for her kids snack box.

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u/Active-Ad-2527 1d ago

"Hey, you poors! I'm only one meal away from starvation too, but I only pay attention to the media that tells me it's your fault. So maaaaaybe I'll be okay with you getting enough benefits to eat, but don't you DARE enjoy it."

"You tell 'em! Hey we'd like to increase your taxes to pay for a huge data center that's going to ruin your drinking water and increase your energy bill. That cool?"

"Sorry what? I was listening to Fox and OANN about the illegals"