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SCPR ORG. ARTICLE BAN OF SODA - WHAT ABOUT THOSE COKE ADS? link.
"An attempted by New York City to block large sugary drinks has been invalidated by the New York State Supreme Court..."
This morning we were listening to KABC and the Geraldo Rivera show where talk was about the ban in New York which was meant to prevent food stamp recipients from buying soda. The idea is being thrown around that this will actually BAN OBESITY and that other cities and states will also try to do this!
THE PEOPLE WHO CALLED IN WERE SO IGNORANT AND RUDE, so without understanding and empathy for the have-nots that we couldn't help but wonder where they are in this life spiritually or politically. FOOD STAMP USERS WERE TALKED ABOUT AS FAT, LAZY, collecting medical benefits and sitting around watching TV. The typical shit that we are useless people, worthless people, people who do not deserve. Clearly these callers have never thought "There but for the grace of God go I.
If these people knew the YEARS some people go through, with and without lawyers, to obtain disability benefits, often living at shelters or in their cars with cancer, broken backs, and war injuries, while they are denied two and three times.
If these people knew what it is to TRY AND EAT HEALTHY on about $5 a day, especially when you have to walk and carry groceries while in pain and can't afford the gas to go comparison shopping to find the deals.
TRY IT FOLKS who aren't already doing it. FIVE DOLLARS A DAY for three healthy meals and often, no refrigerator or stove. Maybe a microwave. Typically the five dollars will buy a couple burgers, a premade sandwich and a piece of fruit. Vegetables? How many raw carrots can you crunch? MANY PEOPLE WHO GET FOOD STAMP BENEFITS ALSO GO TO FOOD BANKS!
It's true that soda pop is loaded with sugar. But what about the "diet" or no calorie soda? Still can't buy those? OK, what about VITAMIN WATER. We know many people who use about a dollar of that $5 a day to buy a vitamin water because THEY HAVE NO MONEY FOR VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS.
More so, what about all the JUNK FOOD - and we mean FAST FOOD - that homeless and poor people eat. WILL BANS ON EBT RESTAURANT BENEFIT be next?
HOMELESS and POOR PEOPLE DO GET FAT ON JUNK FOOD. They often have little choice in food selection. The goal is sometimes to just get rid of the hunger pangs. Shelters often serve food that is FAST FOOD. Plus it seems like Ralphs an other food donation sources give away deserts and breads. They get a tax deduction but you wonder why their bakeries keep making more than they can sell. We guess it's a tax evasion trick.
One of us almost felt nauseated by the talk heard on Geraldo Rivera this morning.
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