If taxpayers are going to fund someone's complete existence...yes, it's correct to put guiderails on that try to get them healthy and in such a state where they no longer need to be funded.
I don't want to pay for anyone's sugar water, thanks.
Someone whose life is subsidized by our tax money is living off our paycheck the same way a teenager is. They "have freedom" but if they want to live off our money they should be expected to follow whatever rules we want to enforce on them.
And if they don't like it, fucking good. Get a job and make your own rules then.
In fact, the rules for it should be absurd, humiliating and restrictive. That's the motivation to get off government dime faster. You shouldn't be allowed to have a "normal, happy" life on it. It should be the barest minimum to be considered living.
Make it worth based on what you are using it on, local farmers market does this all the time for SNAP users.
Buying meat/veggies? Its worth its full value so you get $10 worth it costs $10.
Buying soda/candy? Its worth 1/4 its value (ie, you spend $10 of your SNAP to get $2.50 in junk, the rest gets recycled back into the system or such to help pay for your fatass getting diabetes later).
Snap shouldn’t pay for junk food, I think that should be pretty obvious for everyone. These people are 100% being paid.
Completely agreed.
If taxpayers are going to fund someone's complete existence...yes, it's correct to put guiderails on that try to get them healthy and in such a state where they no longer need to be funded.
I don't want to pay for anyone's sugar water, thanks.
Someone whose life is subsidized by our tax money is living off our paycheck the same way a teenager is. They "have freedom" but if they want to live off our money they should be expected to follow whatever rules we want to enforce on them.
And if they don't like it, fucking good. Get a job and make your own rules then.
In fact, the rules for it should be absurd, humiliating and restrictive. That's the motivation to get off government dime faster. You shouldn't be allowed to have a "normal, happy" life on it. It should be the barest minimum to be considered living.
Make it worth based on what you are using it on, local farmers market does this all the time for SNAP users.
Buying meat/veggies? Its worth its full value so you get $10 worth it costs $10.
Buying soda/candy? Its worth 1/4 its value (ie, you spend $10 of your SNAP to get $2.50 in junk, the rest gets recycled back into the system or such to help pay for your fatass getting diabetes later).