Another Government Boondoggle: $430,000 Study of Latino Food Shopping Habits

The New American ^ | 17 January 2018 | Raven Clabough

[detective]

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is abusing taxpayer dollars once again, this time by issuing a $430,000 grant for a study on the grocery store purchases of American Latino families. The study is yet another example of unconstitutional government overreach, and it raises the possibility for the government to intervene in the dietary habits of its citizens, despite its strongly negative record in this area.

[detective]

Another way the government wastes our money.

[Larry Lucido]

I’ve been inside a bodega. I know what they sell. I could have done the study for half that.

[butlerweave]

$430,000 Study to find out it’s Beans and Rice

[Vaquero]

Hey these plantanos ain’t sweet!

[SpaceBar]

Sounds like a cover for gathering demographic information for democrat political activity.

[dp0622]

Lol

Because you don’t see the big picture. You have no idea how important this is to the United States and its security! /s

[dp0622]

They would never spend so little for that. And we’ve all seen hundreds of even more stupid allocations.

[stockpirate]

Follow the money. Who did the study, how are they connected and how was the money spent

[Tax-chick]

The study is yet another example of unconstitutional government overreach ...

No, the DHHS is another example of unconstitutional government overreach, and it would be even if you thought something it funded was a great idea.

[shotgun]

They could have saved about $429,000 if they would have bought a plane ticket to Yakima, Washington and went to any Wal-Mart in town.

[ronnie raygun]

Money to buy votes

[SaveFerris]

They could have just followed this "Hispanic" (from his voter self-identification) around.

[Rebelbase]

Cornmeal, tripe, pork shoulder, cactus, tomatoes, tomatillas, peppers, rice and beans.

I’d have given that info for 1/2 of what they paid.

[Lizavetta]

this time by issuing a $430,000 grant for a study on the grocery store purchases of American Latino families.

To a Latino-based organization who happens to be a big-time Democratic donor.

Anyone who believes studies are organic things because some congressdouche actually wants information instead of a payoff to a donor is hopelessly naive.

[NativeSon]

Their foodstamp/access card records could have been sampled - plenty enough getting handouts.

[antidemoncrat]

I’ll bet you came to that conclusion without a study, didn’t you?

[Oratam]

Lista Groceria
1. Arroz
2. Frijoles

[5th MEB]

You forgot the TORTILLAS.

[sportutegrl]

Probably commissioned by Fiesta Grocery Store.

[KJC1]

On a positive note, this “study” is better than one Sean Hannity mentioned about 10 years ago: Why gay men go to gay bars in Argentina. Wish it was a joke.