amusedSince the current definition of food1 is a specific part of the Act, any change to this definition would require action by a member of Congress. Several times in the history of SNAP, Congress had considered placing limits on the types of food that could be purchased with program benefits. However, they concluded that designating foods as luxury or non-nutritious would be administratively costly and burdensome.И, более развернуто, Implications of Restricting the Use of Food Stamp Benefits - Summary:
- No clear standards exist for defining foods as good or bad, or healthy or not healthy.
- Implementation of food restrictions would increase program complexity and costs.
- Restrictions may be ineffective in changing the purchases of food stamp participants
- No evidence exists that food stamp participation contributes to poor diet quality or obesity.
Я бы только добавил один пункт: было бы очень нежелательно, чтобы появилась еще одна дополнительная армия юристов-диетологов, с типичной карьерной траекторией "комиссар программы SNAP - вице-президент Кока-Кола по связям с правительствами".
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1 Я знаю, я знаю, читайте дальше.
