Readers' Comments

Take a gander at the amendments.

All consumers are ignorant and stupid if they believe they are not consuming some type of genetically modified food on a daily basis. Just about EVERYTHING we consume has been genetically manipulated in some way, whether it is a fruit that has been selectively bred to produce the best taste, or whether a gene has been physically manipulated. Did you know that WHEAT is a genetically engineered product? Many FRUITS and VEGGIES have been selectively bred to produce the best look and taste, as well as being genetically modified to become resistant to bugs and pesticides. Wake up you fools. Labeling products as "GMO" is A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!!! WHY spend millions of dollars on new food labels and packaging when EVERY PRODUCT YOU CONSUME IS A GMO IN SOME WAY?! Stop being so ignorant. This is a HUGE waste of money, however it would be a hilarious wake up call to all of the idiots who believe that they do not eat any genetically modified foods.

I don't understand food stamps never been on them but what I do know is you get a certain amount of money that only works on food items each month when its gone its gone. For one I totally get that some peoples dietary needs are different than other people, I drink soy milk I buy the shelf stable packages from the dollar store because they are lower calorie than even skim milk and the smartest because I only eat it on cereal, and I eat egg beaters because its low calorie, and I don't see punishing those with dietary restrictions and I would love to see people on food stamps trying to take care of there health through better eating if they want to eat healthy and loose weight let them, when people care for themselves risks associated with unhealthy diet or being overweight such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, heart disease, kidney disease, etc all goes down and you might be able to get off medication(s) health care costs go down and if there on food stamps there probably also getting assistance with there healthcare too. I don't know exactly how food stamps work but I know different food goes on sale each week and I am not sure if people on food stamps can use coupons but sometimes coupons and/or sale prices makes certain name brands of foods or foods like chocolate milk cheaper and smarter than buying plain white milk if your kid drinks it why make it when you can get it cheaper on sale, and the powder or syrup to make chocolate milk, sometimes chocolate milk is actually cheaper than WHITE milk especially the way the grocery stores run sales and I am sure people with food stamps try and maximize there food stamps, of course there are always going to be people who spend them foolishly but once its gone that's there problem. I know WIC is a whole different program but I also noticed when I go to some stores there are foods that say "WIC APPROVED" and they usually tend to be cheap, if you want a good price look for the WIC sign its usually the cheapest but some weeks another brand is a cheaper choice than the WIC approved, because of like a sale or a rollback or there's like a multi-pack of canned vegetables that would be cheaper, and its like well this would want people who are on WIC to get whats on sale for less.

Other than pure, simple resentment, why do you care what someone spends their food budget on? Some people are driven crazy by the mere thought of someone getting something they have, without paying the price they paid.

"Taxpayers" aren't paying for food they cannot afford themselves. If they're unable to afford a food budget comparable to Food Share, their incomes are so low that they wouldn't be taxpayers in the first place.

Because there are children involved, the restrictions on WIC purchases are reasonable. But if an adult decides that he's going to buy a free range steak one day and live on mac & cheese for the rest of the month, what business is it of yours? Why do care if they eat 3 brown eggs instead of 4 white eggs in a week? Why the resentment? It borders on pathological. In the grand scheme of things, Food Share is costing you a pittance. Better to scrutinize the spending habits of other pirates. You can begin with the defense dept.

Government imposed faux-charity should give no one the right to dictate another adult's personal dietary choices, as if they were children. People are perfectly capable of taking personal responsibility for the consequences of failing to sensibly budget their food dollars, regardless of whether that dollar was earned or not.

But there's a huge psychological dynamic going on with conservatives that spans all social safety net programs. In their ideal world, recipients would grovel on their knees before them and maybe even lick some boot leather. That would so much more gratifying, even more so than displaying righteous indignation with restrictions on beneficiaries. Alas, groveling and boot-licking is out of fashion nowadays. So micro-manage their lives instead.

What is healthy for one may not be healthy for all. Those of us who have children who are sensitive to cow dairy, may find soy, rice, goat or other alternative milks preferable. I have a child who is allergic to almonds, and sensitive to cow's milk and soy. The issue is not whether one food item is good or bad for another; we as parents and individuals need to make those decisions for ourselves and our families. Republicans and Tea-Partiers who purport to favor less government intervention across the board should not be telling anyone what to put in their grocery bag!

I agree with your statement above, but actually soy milk is not good for your daughter because of the high estrogen level. Look more into Almond milk... much healthier. All the best to you!

Your position is that if you fall on hard economic times, you forfeit you ability to be concerned with the quality and nutritional value of the food your family eats.
If you're poor, you're only allowed to by the cheap stuff, not the healthy stuff... that's your position?

What is the purpose of restricting foods that some people with special diets due to medical issues need, such as gluten free items or soy milks for those that have celiac disease or lactose intolerance???? There are people out there with these issues such as my daughter. I use part of my food stamps every month to buy my daughter soy milk because her body can't digest regular milk....by the way a half gallon of the soy milk costs more than a gallon of regular 1% milk. If this is made into law my daughter will no longer be able to drink milk anymore, which is just one more thing that she can't have due to her intolerance of dairy products. Soy milk is a healthy option for my daughter and should not be a restricted item. I work and pay taxes but I do still receive a little bit of food stamps each month which is very much needed to supplement the little bit of grocery money I have to spend each month after paying my bills. I think that congress needs to find something else more important to stick their greedy noses into.

ASA1: http://docs.legis.wi.gov/2013/related/amendments/ab110/asa1_ab110

Clearly those who wrote the bill identifying these foods as junk are clueless when it comes to healthy vs. junk food; which is why they should not be making the decisions. The USDA should be the agency setting the guidelines as to what is or is not healthy.

Not to mention, by not qualifying some of the alternatives those with food allergies will not be able to purchase foods such as rice or soy milk. Instead of making stupid stipulations such as this they should be focusing on the economy and jobs in Wisconsin.

I'm tired of legislative wasting time on stupid stuff such as this. Focus on what's important to the people who put you in office; which many are farmers or come from farm families. This type of legislation will do nothing to create jobs or improve economics in the state.

The big food manufacturers bought that bill. Eliminating brown eggs, whole mile organic foods come from small companies. These major manufacturers lobbied big money to eliminate healthy foods.

This is not the "RIGHT" even a liberal like you should know that!