# The ethics of food stamps (AITA?)

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 10, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-food-stamps-aita/1011457 "2024-12-10T20:51:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-food-stamps-aita/1011457/323 "2025-02-19T23:54:52Z")

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> [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> [RFK Jr. suggests banning candy and soda from the $113 billion government program for low-income families: 'We shouldn't be subsidizing people to eat poison' | Fortune Well](https://fortune.com/well/2025/02/19/rfk-jr-snap-program-candy-soda-ban/)

Way back I posted whether grocery stores should be banned from selling soda; in hindsight it seems rather quixotic. [Should soda be banned from stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-soda-be-banned-from-stores/41704/)

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