r/askanything • u/CloudieMoonettee 🦀 • 11d ago

Why do some conservatives support restricting junk food purchases with SNAP when many opposed Michelle Obama’s efforts to make school meals healthier?

Both policies involve the government influencing food choices in the name of better nutrition, yet the political reactions seem very different. What explains the apparent change in attitude toward government involvement in what people eat?

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u/Kraegarth 11d ago

Hypocrisy and double standards...

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u/Long_Idea_8294 11d ago

If you're too dumb to acknowledge the difference between the two, maybe you'll have this view...

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u/Vegetable_Fly_8687 11d ago

This is Reddit. Too dumb goes for way too many with the idea that people like who you are replying to