I know this isn’t the issue, and I am fully in favor of expanding social safety nets including food stamps, not reducing them…
That said, I find no conceptual issue with limiting the kinds of items food stamps can be used for to actual food. No one needs soda or candy bars or whatever other processed, practically poisonous crap we eat. We’d all be better off if we didn’t. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to limit tax-dollar funded food assistance programs to actual food items.
If you disagree, tell me why.