AT: New rules being proposed by the Department of Agriculture will decimate convenience stores, says the National Association of Convenience Stores,
Not only don’t the new rules make any sense, but they illustrate Big Brother at his most intrusive and idiotic.
On Feb. 16 the department announced a rule that would require Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-authorized retail establishments to offer seven varieties of foods in four staple food groups such as dairy, breads and cereals, meats, poultry and fish, and fruits and vegetables on a continuous basis. Stores would also be required to stock at least six units of each variety, meaning there would have to be at least 168 of the required foods at the store.
Big-box retailers such as Walmart would not be harmed by the rule like smaller stores, since they have higher amounts of inventory. For convenience stores like 7-Eleven, the rule would present a challenge to their business model due to limited space and more restricted supply chains.
Slouching Towards Venezuela!
Then don’t accept EBT…. Problem solved.
SNAP, the face of the kinder, gentler slavery.
Results don’t matter. The intent is all that matters.
OH noooooooooooeeeeeeeeeesssssss – this will open up food deserts all across America!
What will the rat-people do?
izlamo delenda est …
Fish from 7-11.
Another thing I trust more than Hillary.
Since when did Lashaundaqueefus and Demitriqueefus give a fuck about nutrition?
“WHERE MAH CRACK PIPE MUTHAFUKKA!”
That’s GREAT news!
Now, all they need to do is limit SNAP purchases to REAL FOOD (typically found at grocery stores/supermarkets), instead of junk food (like in “convenience” stores)….which they’ll NEVER do, since that would be “raaaacist” somehow….
Other than it’s just more government, I don’t have a problem with this. Convenience stores charge 30-70% more for same foods in a large grocery store. If they are spending my tax money, they shouldn’t be wasting it. I would never buy milk & eggs at my local convenience store.
I’m with Meerkat. These people need to be more efficient when spending my tax dollars. Besides, I happen to know that many convenience stores will ring up items not allowed as allowed items for a fee. Also cash back. If I had it my way, welfare recipients would choose a grocer,then have a credit for only certain items of food available. Any surplus would be credited back to the taxpayers.
They shouldn’t be shopping at all… they should be picking up government cheese and bread from the Post Office.
All federal programs are fraught with waste and corruption.
The tax dollars we send to DC is thrown away through EBT, money should never leave the state and could be directed to “Local” community food banks where standardized healthy grocery baskets will be provided to those deemed in need.
Waste and fraud would essentially be eliminated and the “needy” clientele will receive healthy food supplements.
Local control with a hand up, not a hand out.
If the National Association of Convenience Stores was worth its dues it would issue a statement encouraging its members to ignore the law, considering it as just a guideline like the espionage act.
Let’s get the ball rolling on the complete delegitimization of the feral government.
I’m sorry, but anybody looking for nutritious food at a convenience store is bound to be disappointed.
The convenience store across the street has yummy sammiches but the checker told me that when the bread gets stale he simply moves the contents to several new pieces of bread. Mom and pop make their own rules don’t you know?
Reducing consumer choice in the name of progress! Eleventy!
How do they manage to stop these types of purchases yet we always hear about EBT cards being used to buy booze, cigarettes, pot in CO, airline tickets, strip club entertainment etc. Baffling!
Yet… they can still use their EBT cards at strip clubs, casinos and nail salons, nation wide!
Shouldn’t be able to BUY any-fuckin-thing!
“Po” folks should be ISSUED: 5 lbs of flour, dozen eggs, gallon of milk, 2 lbs of beans, 2 lbs of rice, and 1 lb of butter.
Per week. After passing a drug/alcohol test.
Sell or trade any of it – get NOTHING.
izlamo delenda est …
maybe a can of Spam … maybe …
izlamo delenda est …
Oh my, next they’ll not allow SNAP/EBT cards to be used at casinos, ATMs, bars, liquor stores and strip clubs.
That would be unfair and racist.
Then they’ll go after fraudulent recipients.
Where’s your compassion for those capable of working and choosing not to?
#leecheslivesmattertoo
Shut the Federal Government down.
Convention of the States.
They are making it more complicated to get food for the very same people that can’t register to vote because it is too complicated.
Let me restate that:
They are making it more complicated to get food for the very same people that can’t get an ID to vote because it is too complicated.
So they will now have to carry nacho cheese Doritos, cool ranch Doritos, regular corn chip Doritos, spicy nacho cheese Doritos, salsa flavored Doritos, extra cheesy Doritos, and white corn tortilla Doritos. You really think SNAP users buy fruit or veggies? Those fuckers are FAT!
Nacho cheese?
Barry says, “That’s nacho cheese!”
Tim, instead of Spam make em eat Vienna sausages. And give em Velveeta or cheese whiz instead of real cheese. I always thought the term cheese whiz was vaguely obscene.