06-28-2012, 09:36 AM
I am curious regarding robguz' credentials to determine which items qualify as 'snake oil' and 'placebos'. Much modern medicine is derived from traditional herbal formulations. Many people are chemically sensitive and have bad reactions to strong laboratory-created drugs, but can benefit from milder natural medications. An example would be Vitamin E cream or lotion as opposed to wheat germ oil, which is rich in Vit. E.
That said, you can go into any grocery store and buy water with food stamps. You can also use your EBT to buy candy, cough drops and chewing gum (even though you don't even swallow gum). You can buy lots of products made with high fructose corn syrup, which is made from GMO Roundup Ready corn. The problem is with the way the USDA defines what can and cannot be purchased with EBT. Russell does not make that determination. If you have issues with it, contact Ag Secy Vilsak.
That said, you can go into any grocery store and buy water with food stamps. You can also use your EBT to buy candy, cough drops and chewing gum (even though you don't even swallow gum). You can buy lots of products made with high fructose corn syrup, which is made from GMO Roundup Ready corn. The problem is with the way the USDA defines what can and cannot be purchased with EBT. Russell does not make that determination. If you have issues with it, contact Ag Secy Vilsak.