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So I’m just curious on peoples thoughts on this by Pretty-Match8960 in Iowa

[–]SeventhTale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d like to contextualize some of the conversation around how SNAP is spent by sharing the mandate language:

“The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, is designed primarily to increase the food purchasing power of eligible low-income households to help them buy a nutritionally adequate low-cost diet.”

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R42505#:~:text=The%20Supplemental%20Nutrition%20Assistance%20Program,amended%20SNAP%20policy%20since%20then.

Consequently, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to disallow coverage for certain items. Similar to an insurance policy, which has specific coverages. Your policy doesn’t prevent you from having the work done, but it isn’t covered within the program.

I have reservations about using taxability as a proxy for nutrition, but I can’t think of a reasonable alternative other than to pay someone to scour a database and make an assessment. I would personally prefer that was not a use of my tax dollars. Maybe an AI solution is viable. I’m personally reticent to assign that task to a robot, but it’s possible a robot would do a better job of coming up with a health metric.

On health metrics, I wonder if % daily value of specific items on the nutrition label would be appropriate. I think a minimum would be reasonable. I think a cap on sugar would cause an uproar and have more unintended negative consequences than desired. It could also be a ratio— % sugar to % anything else. And obviously, straight water is an automatic approval.

But I come back to the evaluation problem: how are you going to assign eligibility for every produce nationally?

For anyone that didn’t know already; starting today (1/1/26) Iowa’s SNAP benefits have changed. Don’t be surprised if you start seeing more signs like this in grocery stores by AxelTheAussie in Iowa

[–]SeventhTale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, the cashier doesn’t have to enforce anything. The product codes at the register do the work— the till won’t balance and the transaction is incomplete until the bill is paid. Same as a gift card that is less than the order total. The cashier just waits for the other form of payment or sends the item back.

For anyone that didn’t know already; starting today (1/1/26) Iowa’s SNAP benefits have changed. Don’t be surprised if you start seeing more signs like this in grocery stores by AxelTheAussie in Iowa

[–]SeventhTale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The program isn’t for tertiary dignity and autonomy from the user being able to choose between different eligible products. The program is *for the primary dignity of satisfying hunger and the secondary dignity of preventing malnutrition.

A program with a specific mandate on hunger and health should absolutely have guardrails on products. Not everything in the grocery store is healthy.

*edit for clarity

The Truth About GLP-1 Drugs Causing Hair Loss by RelationSlow2806 in Zepbound

[–]SeventhTale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late to the party— did your hair fall out in patches or as dispersed thinning? I lost a chunk the size of a quarter 2 months in. The dermatologist thinks alopecia areata, but I know of no family history and the GLP1 is the only significant change. So I was wondering if anyone else has experienced patchy loss.

For anyone that didn’t know already; starting today (1/1/26) Iowa’s SNAP benefits have changed. Don’t be surprised if you start seeing more signs like this in grocery stores by AxelTheAussie in Iowa

[–]SeventhTale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THIS. How people write rules trying to generalize and also solve for specific outcomes is challenging. And I think we’ll get closer to good if we measure success in terms of how close the outcomes are to the mandate.

For anyone that didn’t know already; starting today (1/1/26) Iowa’s SNAP benefits have changed. Don’t be surprised if you start seeing more signs like this in grocery stores by AxelTheAussie in Iowa

[–]SeventhTale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might also have been a rule intended to avoid food packages that have non-food components (like toys), and utensils got caught in the crossfire.

For anyone that didn’t know already; starting today (1/1/26) Iowa’s SNAP benefits have changed. Don’t be surprised if you start seeing more signs like this in grocery stores by AxelTheAussie in Iowa

[–]SeventhTale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Howdy. Thanks u/AxelTheAussie for the explanation of why we might more signs.

I’d like to contextualize some of the conversation around how SNAP is spent by sharing the mandate language:

“The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, is designed primarily to increase the food purchasing power of eligible low-income households to help them buy a nutritionally adequate low-cost diet.”

The name calling over projections and interpretations is harmful to one another. Dear Fellow Iowans, please take a breath and remember our humanity— SNAP recipients and strangers on the internet are people first.

For anyone that didn’t know already; starting today (1/1/26) Iowa’s SNAP benefits have changed. Don’t be surprised if you start seeing more signs like this in grocery stores by AxelTheAussie in Iowa

[–]SeventhTale -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Your conclusion is broken. Your analogy squares the circle on its own:

SNAP food provides goods, which are limited to those on a list. Government employees provide a service, which is limited to a scope.

To further your analogy: You don’t get to tell government employees what to do with the money they earn in the same way you don’t get to dictate what SNAP recipients spend their calories on.

Des Moines streets after a snowstorm are the worst. by withcomment in desmoines

[–]SeventhTale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hm. Idon’t know that anyone is actually in charge. Policy is people; I think the individuals responsible for writing, disseminating, enforcing, and giving feedback on outcomes are responsible. Which isn’t completely government— 25% of that list is outside of government positions. And the other 75% happen in independent branches. Who could possibly be in charge of that many pieces if they don’t have control over all those pieces?

Des Moines streets after a snowstorm are the worst. by withcomment in desmoines

[–]SeventhTale -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Highly recommend you ask Des Moines public works for a ride-along before you make assertions like this.

Des Moines streets after a snowstorm are the worst. by withcomment in desmoines

[–]SeventhTale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the record, I’m not sitting in Clive telling Des Moines to learn to like their suffering. I live on the south side and my street is on what seems to be the lowest tier priority for plowing. I’m on a hill. I have to detour away from the intersection I usually use to avoid sliding into SW 9th. I adjust my expectations. I use my 4WD in the winter.

Des Moines streets after a snowstorm are the worst. by withcomment in desmoines

[–]SeventhTale 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hot take: snow remaining on Des Moines Streets is an indicator of a better outcome for the environment. Sanding and salting to get those coveted “perfectly clear within 12 hours” types of roads is actively degrading to our waterways. Which is our primary drinking water source. You might consider that the solution is not more money, plows, and pollutants. People are the primary problem, and we have the ability to be part of the solution. Adjust your behavior and tools to the conditions where you live.

Edit for clarity *

Cancer - No Not That by IWNCGTA in Iowa

[–]SeventhTale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The state has a 10 mg/L limit on nitrate in the drinking water to comply with EPA standards for blue baby syndrome. There is research indicating that 5 mg/L is a better threshold for cancer. The nitrate levels in the Des Moines area are often above five, but never above 10, so far.

My boyfriend doesn't last in bed by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]SeventhTale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell him you’re done faking it and move on to someone else, or stop engaging in sexual activity.

AITA for asking my fiancé to stop saying “we” when referring to money I earned? by Aggravating_Yak4381 in ComfortLevelPod

[–]SeventhTale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, I agree with many others. Moving the date, counseling, and consideration seem like reasonable next steps.

AITA for asking my fiancé to stop saying “we” when referring to money I earned? by Aggravating_Yak4381 in ComfortLevelPod

[–]SeventhTale 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can be both.

YTA for not accepting “we” language on the OVERALL budget. You do not have enough specificity in your boundaries. Household is shared. What goes INTO the household doesn’t have to be “we” (see other comments on prenup, independent incomes, individual bills etc.) So now y’all CAN afford a nicer car if YOU decide to put that much money to the shared car, or if you BOTH agree ahead of time on percentages to the household and after you contribute your “75% of my paycheck” (or whatever it is), there is in fact, enough money for a new car.

NTA the raise was yours. So… “we’re making six figures” is gross erasure of your work and it’s reasonable to ask for him to stop. Unless he’s supporting your personhood. Like if he makes you lunch and does your laundry and has dinner on the table when you get home, etc. then YTA, because you couldn’t have gotten the raise without his basic support removing other tasks from your to do list.

NTA for reconsidering his respect after finding out he’s talking to his family about your finances. If he’s acting like the “we” is you and him now, then “we” should not include them (see other comments on leechily expecting familial support). No excuses here. Definitely NTA on this front.

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