[ChebuRAtoR]

Actually I've seen homeless people cruising the web at the public library. (granted not those that have mental issues)

[erroxiainsona]

Actually I've seen homeless people cruising the web at the public library. (granted not those that have mental issues) I've dealt with both. Half the battle is to get them to the case worker in the first place.

[larentont]

I had a similar reaction when I moved to KC.

"Wow, Arnold is Orowheat here!"

[Abedgebeefs]

all-natural, no-sugar-added fruit juice FTW

NO

WRONG

BAD

[Prarnenoexpog]

We had this discussion here about 2 years ago. I posted the thread. Gepap defended my argument but KH came in here, they went at it, and everyone was all like Speer is an idiot.

[babopeddy]

[lXvtm0ox]

Well, that's hardly the only time that has happened.

Yeah but when the argument comes from someone else, it's not a problem. From me, it's Apolyton Twilight Zone and I'm an idiot.


The problem with a program like this is that the government is made up of idiots who may ban eggs and red meat or something.

[Theateetetuig]

It was probably a different argument that you've decided to equate to saying "drinking lots of juice is good for you" for unknown reasons.

Umm... no, you fool. I'm talking about the government limiting what can be bought with food stamps. What do you think this thread is about?

[drugimpotence]

Oh, you're arguing that the government should restrict food stamps purchases? That wasn't clear because you made the claim that the government is a bunch of idiots in post #55.

Yes fool. I was stating the caveat I noticed and that I posted in the original thread years ago. I'm wary of the government (ketchup is a vegetable) being arbiters of nutrition. However, the fact that people can and do buy cakes, soda, candy, etc. with food stamps is still not good since the program is supposed to help people, not result in increased obesity.

See when honest people make arguments, they note problems with their argument, since very little is 100% perfect or clear-cut.

[Unhappu]

He might be more readily convinced if you called him a fool a couple more times.

[Babposa]

He might be more readily convinced if you called him a fool a couple more times.

He's a ****ing *******. All he does is be a contrarian sniveling little *****.

[PRengine]

He's a ****ing *******. All he does is be a contrarian sniveling little *****.

I am not a contrarian.

[MrGunjMan_]

all-natural, no-sugar-added fruit juice FTW

Dude, fruits don't need to have sugar added. They're already loaded with it.

[Liaiskelile]

A lot of the problem is what people can actually buy at the corner store in the ghetto. Most of these people are dirt poor, many do not even have a car, so it is difficult to travel out of walking distance especially if they're carrying lots of grocery bags. If the local "store" is a 7-11 then they can really only buy what is sold there for the price offered. Guess what? That's mostly junk food and not lots of fresh fruits and veggies. The prices are probably high too.

[vforvandetta]

OMG! When will Americans see the light and realize that cakes, candy, cookies and ice cream are JUNK food? Alby is so smart.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...vertising.html

Laura Rude-Barbato, a coffee shop owner in Imperial Beach, California, used to feed her children Nutella several times a week.
It was easy to identify with the advertising that depicted a frenzied mom serving up the chocolate-hazelnut spread with the tagline “breakfast never tasted this good,” said Rude-Barbato. Then she noticed the 10.5 grams of sugar per tablespoon.

“I had no idea,” she says. “I might as well have been giving my kids a brownie for breakfast.”
Rude-Barbato kicked the Nutella habit, then joined a class action lawsuit in a federal court in California that claimed Ferrero SpA’s U.S. unit misled consumers via labeling and marketing into thinking Nutella was healthy. In January, Ferrero settled the case and a similar one brought in New Jersey, without admitting guilt, for almost $7 million. Americans are ****ing stupid.

Then you have low-fat cakes and stuff that people swear are healthy (they're even marketed as diet food) when the sugar is still there and often more sugar is added to make up for the fat removal.

[maxfreemann]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...vertising.html



Americans are ****ing stupid.

Then you have low-fat cakes and stuff that people swear are healthy (they're even marketed as diet food) when the sugar is still there and often more sugar is added to make up for the fat removal.

Finding one dumb, lawsuit-happy American doesn't really make your case very well.

[#[SoftAzerZx]]

Yeah, if people don't spend money the way YOU would spend it then they're dumb and you should be in charge of telling them what to consume. I know. Yeah, I can't wait to live in a world where all candy, soda cookies and cakes are banned because some elitist ***** decided he knows what's best for everyone.