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  • 04.21.2025
  • Source: Vetted Sources
  • 04/21/2025
(The Center Square) - A battle is brewing nationwide over whether recipients of SNAP benefits, also known as "food stamps," should be allowed to purchase soda and candy with their government food assistance.
 

Critics of the new push to ban soda and candy purchases under SNAP say it unfairly targets lower income families, limits consumer choice and won't result in better health outcomes.

Governors in four states are asking the federal government for waivers allowing them to prevent SNAP recipients from using their benefits to purchase what one governor calls “taxpayer-funded junk food."

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