Government can't get us off sugar

Government can't get us off sugar: Glenn Reynolds

Glenn Reynolds brings up an important question, "Should food stamp programs allow people to buy sugary drinks and snacks with taxpayer money?  Reynolds mentions that he is fine with the program banning those products and move towards just approving essential foods. He backs his argument with the book The Case AgainstSugar by Gary Taubes. Taubes mentions the increase of sugar caused an increase of diabetes. In the 1980's with the help of lobbyist, the sugar industry made "fat" the villain; which made "fat free" the thing to be but with less fat in your products more sugar was added for flavor. 

It may be a socialist view to have the government regulate what the people eat but if it's a government program supported by taxpayers is it bad? Obesity is becoming an epidemic and our health as a nation is deteriorating. The solution may seem easy and obvious also a perfect way to get people on board to a better life. The answer is a lot more complex. This nation runs on the color green. Not veggies or green smoothies but money. Healthier options are not cheap and cannot sustain a family. Therefor, increasing the budget for the program and taking money from other programs. Buying hot dogs, burger patties and “just-add water” meals are cheaper and can longer sustain a family, spending less government money. I’m for food stamps being restricted to essential and healthy options but without raising taxes and depleting other government programs.

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The BBC released an article, "Trump vows to win travel ban court fight"

I understand that the President must ac to protect the country and ensure its citizens are safe. To my knowledge the United States has been an immigrant country since the colonies. Now is not the moment to close our doors to the people that have contributed to this country’s greatness. The president will make many decisions that our country will not make many happy or that will push the boundaries of what is constitutional. Therefor appreciating the checks and balance system. The president had signed an executive order to restrict people from seven different countries to come into the US. A judge blocked that order and our president responded by calling a federal judge “so-called judge.” Now the case went to an the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, where the judges unanimously voted to keep it blocked. Now the President vows to make a “brand new order” and the changes are “very little.”  We must pay attention to how and what the President is going to do next.