Food Stamps/SNAP: The Sweet Deal for Junk Food at Taxpayers’ Expense
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, was designed as a temporary safety net for Americans in dire need, helping them purchase basic food necessities.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, was originally designed as a temporary safety net for Americans in dire need, helping them purchase basic food necessities. But in today’s world, this “nutritional assistance” has transformed into a cash cow for big food and beverage companies, with billions in taxpayer dollars being used to purchase junk food. Shockingly, 9-10% of SNAP funds are spent on sugary drinks like Coca-Cola, offering absolutely zero nutritional value. You read that right: a program meant to help the needy has turned into a billion-dollar subsidy for soft drink giants. How does that make any sense?…READ MORE…
Christopher Columbus - Ambassador of Western Civilization
On October 12, 1492, the Genoan navigator Crisforo Colombo first reached land in the Western Hemisphere.
Columbus takes a lot of ribbing these days, for having thought he was in another part of the world, for not really being the first to discover the Americas, for having worked for a different country than the one of his birth, for never admitting that he had discovered a whole new land mass.
But, buried beneath these minor complaints, his accomplishments were enormous. He did what had never been done before, showing amazing creativity, political skill, and determination…READ MORE…
VIDEO: Why the Tesla robotaxi event left investors 'underwhelmed'
Toni Sacconaghi, senior research analyst at Bernstein, joins CNBC's 'Money Movers' to discuss Wall Street's reaction to Tesla's robotaxi event, how Tesla compares in the race to full self-driving, and more…READ MORE…
Dispelling the Myth: Science-Why Little Green Men from Nearby Planets Aren't Visiting Earth
The fascination with the idea of extraterrestrial life and the possibility of visitors from distant planets has captivated imaginations for generations. However, as our understanding of the universe deepens through scientific exploration, the notion of little green men visiting Earth in spaceships becomes increasingly improbable…READ MORE…
Culture and Strategy
"It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out nor more doubtful of success nor more dangerous to handle than to initiate a new order of things; for the reformer has enemies in all those who profit by the old order, and only lukewarm defenders in all those who would profit by the new order; this lukewarmness arising partly from the incredulity of mankind who does not truly believe in anything new until they actually have experience of it."
~Niccolò Machiavelli.…READ MORE…
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