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if they're so worried about people getting fat on food stamps...
...why not expand the WIC voucher program to people besides pregnant/nursing mothers, babies, and small children? Maybe to everyone on food stamps in addition to food stamps?
I've never been on WIC, but I have seen the lists of "approved" foods: things like milk, cheese, dry beans, rice, eggs, bread, fresh fruits and vegetables, etc.
The whole idea behind WIC was that mothers and babies needed certain HEALTHY foods for the best start in life, but those foods were often not purchased by low-income women for a variety of reasons (cost and ignorance being the two main ones). The thing is, though, those foods are good for pretty much everybody regardless of age.