State will seek waiver to prohibit candy and soft drinks with FoodShare
SNAP ban on candy and soft drinks crosses finish line
Gov. Evers signed bipartisan bill Monday
The Badger Institute today congratulates legislators and Gov. Tony Evers for passing new legislation that will prohibit FoodShare recipients from using tax dollars to purchase candy and soft drinks — a ban the Institute has long supported.
Prohibiting Wisconsin’s 700,000 FoodShare recipients from buying Snickers bars and Mountain Dew is an excellent idea that has long been opposed by big spenders and junk food lovers throwing their weight around.
FoodShare is Wisconsin’s name for a federally funded and state-administered program known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — a misnomer if ever there was one. The number one so-called “nutritional item” purchased by recipients is soda.
In a spring 2023 referendum, nearly four in five Wisconsin voters agreed that able-bodied childless adults should be required to seek employment to receive government benefits.
As part of the federal passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” able-bodied adults without dependent children must now work or volunteer at least 80 hours per month to receive FoodShare benefits.
