(04-04-2019 10:57 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(04-04-2019 10:52 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(04-04-2019 10:45 AM)tanqtonic Wrote:  mandate that each citizen should buy 40 pounds of spinach

there would be an awful lot of spinach in landfills. Maybe that would reverse global warming.
There is a convenience store close by that advertises that they take EBT cards. I doubt the purchase of Doritos and Zingers at 250% normal price is what the creators of EBT envisioned.
You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him eat spinach.

Why not mandate that people on food stamps must by 40 pounds of spinach per capita per year? That might be strongest incentive we could give them to go get a job.

That's 40 pounds of spinach in the trash, just to stay eligible for the free goodies.

Be good for spinach farmers though.

And using a certain logic, it would only cost about $10/person - practically nothing.