By Simone McCarthy, The Christian Science Monitor
Maine's Republican governor Paul LePage has taken a stand against the US Department of Agriculture, junk food and soft drinks, and the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) all in one fell swoop.
Governor LePage has been fighting to remove junk food and sugary beverages from the list of items that residents can purchase using SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps. After his proposal to remove these items was rejected by the US Department of Agriculture, who funds the program, LePage has said he will move forward to ban these products unilaterally or stop state administration of SNAP altogether.
Commentary by: Lynn Cheramie, Founder, Freedom Fighters of America
It's about damn time someone said what needed to be said! If we wonder what's getting America fat just look no further than the Socialist Welfare System, everything's free with no incentive to work, can buy junk food for their kids with their food stamps and we also pay for the house they live in that they don't take care of, oh and a free cell phone!
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