Americans Favor Raising SNAP Benefits, But Not Allowing Them for Candy and Soda

An overwhelming majority of Americans support food stamps.  Although we think of this as a partisan issue, in truth....Republicans are actually out in front on candy, cookies, cake, doughnuts and Soda and a majority supports the program.

The survey found overwhelming bipartisan support for limiting what SNAP benefits can be used for. Seventy-six percent (Republicans 85 percent, Democrats 68 percent) favored disallowing the purchase of candy with SNAP benefits, while 73 percent (Republicans 82 percent, Democrats 67 percent) wanted to disallow sweetened soda. A majority overall (59 percent), but not a majority of Democrats, favored disallowing cookies, cakes and doughnuts. On the other hand, a majority favored allowing chips and snack crackers and ice cream.

One problem not addressed of course is that in the food deserts where poor minorities live don't sell anything but junk food so disallowing them is disallowing food.  Obviously another solution is needed.  I would go for community run non profit food distribution centers.

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