John Curley backs RFK Jr.’s SNAP proposal: ‘Stop funding junk food’

A new proposal from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could block Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using benefits to buy junk food. RFK Jr. said that not only would the policy keep Americans healthy, but it could also reduce taxpayer spending.

John Curley, co-host of “The John Curley Show”, agreed with RFK Jr. during an episode earlier this week.

“We have a fattening American population, a sick American population, and we are funding it with our money so people can buy junk food,” he said. “It seems like a pretty simple solution: stop funding junk food so we stop making fat people, that we then have to pay for for the problems.”

And when I heard people are on this radio show talking about, ‘Oh, then we should spend the money on Ozempic,'” he continued. “I have an idea, rather than spending on Ozempic—fix the problem. And the problem is, you’re not getting enough exercise, you’re not eating the right food.”

Food policy experts wary of RFK Jr.’s SNAP proposal

RFK Jr. is encouraging states to explore the idea, which would require federal approval. However, many food policy experts are skeptical that it would significantly improve public health.

“Here’s what RFK Jr. is saying: we are poisoning people, and then we are paying for the effects of the poison,” Curley said. “The amount of money that the U.S. spends every single year on type 2 diabetes, preventable diabetes, is $412 billion. One out of 10 Americans has type 2 diabetes.”

However, even though the proposal is seeing support from some lawmakers, RFK Jr. is facing a large lobbying wall that could cause difficulties.

“RFK Jr is up against a giant lobbying wall that wants that money to keep coming,” Curley said. “But they could get Congress to pass it.”

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