ThAT is not up to the government to determine.
THAT is a personal choice on what is cut when times are tough.
It’s all about CONTROL.
Then, the extension of what you’re proposing, that the government has no say in what they should buy, and that the individual should be making those choices,
and they are still making choices for “luxury” or “extra” foods beside the basics,
means that they have TOO MUCH “MONEY” at their discretion.
Cut the amount they have to work with until they’re buying rice and beans and milk.
Are you kidding me? When you earn the money, yep, I agree with you. 100 percent.
When you accept tax payer funded "benefits" or relief, you lose your freedom. That's the big picture. The more uncomfortable and the less palatable looking to the government becomes the less people will turn to it.
It’s not the same thing as control. Foodstamps are not a right, it’s a government program that is poorly run. Why should the taxpayers be burdened to pay for people’s junk food habits?
If the person who is receiving food stamps wants to purchase non nutritious foodstuff then they have the right to pay out of their own pockets.
Foodstamps should be set up like the WIC voucher system where it is limited to nutritional foods only. The point is to provide essential nutrition to maintain health.
Going on food stamps is a choice.