tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post4156845862285699779..comments2024-02-03T07:12:06.620-05:00Comments on U.S. Food Policy: New York City seeks a waiver to restrict food stamp (SNAP) benefitsusfoodpolicyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17098394318544229984noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-76953448829686274422010-10-19T09:13:12.091-04:002010-10-19T09:13:12.091-04:00raised on ny foodstamps, also received foodstamps ...raised on ny foodstamps, also received foodstamps elsewhere where there were no restrictions as to what the person buys at all! Both were good. In NY as a child we only bought nutritious food anyway, never soda. Elsewhere without restrictions that came in very handy for basics too. Maybe ask the people who are actually involved whether they want restrictions or not, like ask the children if they are feeling well and getting enough food.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-47034592041953064662010-10-13T14:17:50.722-04:002010-10-13T14:17:50.722-04:00I'm a Friedman graduate, I rarely drink soda m...I'm a Friedman graduate, I rarely drink soda myself, and I'm certainly a fan of banning sodas in schools. <br /><br />However.<br /><br />All I can think about is some poor single mother who wants to get 7-Up for her kid at home with the stomach flu. Or the same mother who wants to get her kids a treat to celebrate their birthday or some achievement. <br /><br />The poor already lack access to so many things, large and small, that I hesitate to use food stamps as a tool to remove one more choice from their lives.SarahBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-57671898896797190692010-10-12T20:34:10.253-04:002010-10-12T20:34:10.253-04:00Parke-
I enjoyed reading this entry specific...Parke- <br /><br /> I enjoyed reading this entry specifically because I have been reading Joel Berg's "All You Can Eat / How Hungry is America." In it, as I'm sure you're aware, he discusses the food stamp (SNAP) program, it's formation, the historical politics behind it and the current issues (as of 2008) it faces as well as the benefits it has had on eliminating severe starvation (but not hunger entirely). I have enjoyed reading your blog since I have found, in many cases, you like to bring in both sides of the issue in terms of who you cite. Clearly, both sides have compelling opinions. On the one end, Sumner argues against policy makers defining what foods are good or bad. On the other, actors such as CSPI understand that soft drinks, no matter how you look at it, simply aren't good for you and should be taken out of a balanced diet.<br /><br /> I was curious how you would then respond to an argument Joel Berg makes numerous times in his book that people on food stamps have so little choice in what they can eat through both the restrictions on the program and the lack of excess money to make these independent decisions (i.e. a farmer’s market is too expensive for many). Furthermore, in the chapter where he tries the food stamp program, he actually complains that, in not purchasing drinks, he wasn’t able to ever clean his palette. Lastly, he mentions how milk may cost over three times as much as soft drinks; for some potentially a prohibitively high price to pay given their food stamp allotment. For all these reasons, in addition to Sumner’s, I tend to believe that this policy should not pass as it further restricts what the poor can and cannot do (exactly what Berg opposes). Conversely, I think the program should increase the extent to which it educates participants and perhaps creates a separate subsidy for healthier drinks, like milk, to incentivize those purchases as opposed to prohibit the types of drinks that many of us opt to drink on a daily basis. I was hoping you could offer your opinion on this? <br /><br />Thanks, <br />JeffJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938655946911937691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-69143079982245263912010-10-12T13:14:07.210-04:002010-10-12T13:14:07.210-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Hydrocodone sidde effectshttp://a1hydrocodone.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9437268.post-89413340477036372252010-10-08T14:32:13.713-04:002010-10-08T14:32:13.713-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Medical Transcription Serviceshttp://www.landmarktranscription.comnoreply@blogger.com