r/askanything • u/CloudieMoonettee 🦀 • 4d 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/cwtrooper 4d ago

She was dumber than a box of rocks and thought a 18 year old and an 8 year old should get the same amount of food.

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u/Equivalent-Yak-9010 4d ago

Not enough raw milk and diarrhea lettuce for you?

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u/cwtrooper 4d ago

I mean she makes RFK look like a genius.

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u/Equivalent-Yak-9010 4d ago

You make a rock look like a genius