Originally Posted by Klikitarik
Originally Posted by Dan_Chamberlain
They should be able to grow fat and lazy eating whatever the "F" they want.



I will venture that one of the biggest hurdles to getting meaningful change in how the dollars are spent - and I would fully support such changes- would be (are) opposed by the retail industry as well as food producers - including some of the big ones - like sugar- which are already on the government dole themselves.


I'd not put too much hope in any real substantial reforms to government welfare programs in the foreseeable future, regardless which political party is running the country.

There's simply too much tax payer money being made by powerful big name retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers of food products as well as banks. http://freedomoutpost.com/2014/12/five-facts-really-behind-food-stamp-program/#!

Same goes for ObamaCare, too. Insurance companies and banks are now raking in billions thanks to ObamaCare. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/18/u...obama-and-insurers-into-allies.html?_r=1