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Elessar Zappa

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2. I don't like this.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 08:43 AM

Apr 8

Why can’t a poor family give their kid a soda as a treat every once in a while. My brother had the idea that a flat amount of benefits (maybe $50?) could be used for “junk” food. But I don’t necessarily even agree with that because I don’t want to dictate to people about what they should eat.

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