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USDA Suggests Changes to Grocery Stores to ‘Nudge’ Consumers to Eat Healthy

Talking shopping carts, spotlighting on vegetables

Elizabeth Harrington The Washington Free Beacon 7/15/2014

…“These strategies, in particular, draw on principles of behavioral economics to nudge consumers towards healthier choices,” the report said.

The panel came up with six preferred strategies: discount coupons for SNAP recipients; rebates of up to $60 for healthy purchases on EBT […]

Louisiana food stamp abusers will lose benefits over Wal-mart free for all

Michael Dorstewitz BizPac Review 11/7/2013

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and his administration took steps late Wednesday to strip food stamp benefits from those who loaded up their shopping carts knowing they had insufficient funds in their Electronic Benefits Transfer accounts during a system failure in October.

As a result of the temporary outage, over 12,000 […]

Another Day In Paradise & American Taxpayers Are Paying For It

Mass Tea Party YouTube 8/9/2013

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Pols: Welfare abuse runs deep

John Zaremba and Chris Cassidy The Boston Herald 4/11/2012

A convicted drug dealer — who cops said wanted to use cash from his taxpayer-funded EBT card to post bail — is the new face of welfare abuse, according to tough-minded lawmakers who are pushing the reform-resistant Patrick administration for a crackdown.

Kimball Clark, 45, was […]

USDA Suggests Changes to Grocery Stores to ‘Nudge’ Consumers to Eat Healthy

Louisiana food stamp abusers will lose benefits over Wal-mart free for all

Another Day In Paradise & American Taxpayers Are Paying For It

Pols: Welfare abuse runs deep

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