It's a sad fact that there are people in New Hampshire who can not afford, or have trouble with buying food for their family.  According to data from 2024, one in 18 Granite Staters were enrolled in the SNAP program.

 

Recently, Congressman Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma reintroduced the "Healthy SNAP act" which would prohibit the purchase of soda, candy, ice cream and prepared desserts with SNAP benefits.

New Hampshire SNAP Recipients Will See a Change to Benefits

If the legislation passes, many New Hampshire SNAP users will see a change to their current benefits, however, the dollar amount that they receive will stay the same.

The change will be the kinds of food that SNAP currently pays for.

The Press Release from Congressman Brecheen's office makes reference to Oliver Anthony's viral song, "Rich Men North of Richmond."

WARNING:  This video contains words that some consider profanity

I don't pretend to know all the facts about the SNAP program, but I do remember the days of actual Food Stamps (before the credit card) when Mothers and Fathers would come in to the store that my Parents owned back in the day.

They got food, but then they couldn't get toilet paper because their benefit only pays for food, no paper products. That never made any sense to me.

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Although this may sound like a good idea to prevent people from buying "junk food," look at it from a different angle.  You never know what people are going through or what their circumstances are.

You Never Know What NH Families Are Going Through

What if you have a child who has trouble doing his/her homework.  If you tell your child they can have a Hostess cup cake after dinner if they finish it all and that creates motivation for the child, wouldn't you want to have that cupcake in your house?

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Or, how about birthdays?  No cake and ice cream?

I'm not saying that it's a good idea to buy all junk food with your SNAP benefits, all I'm saying is maybe legislation to "teach a man how to fish," i.e., education on what to eat and what not to eat, maybe?

What do you think if this proposed bill?

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