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Politicians allow? Not the business? The calls for government regulation by the same gun toteing people who constantly complain about big government is so confusing.

Correct. It matters less how healthy/nutritious the food actually is, full bellies tend to keep revolutions at bay.

Yep. The Romans figured it out over 2000 years ago.

panem et circusensus (bread and circuses)

My senical take on food stamps has been one of politicians feeding the poor to prevent reality. In the US you are talking about 40+MM people who cannot afford to feed themselves. If half of them missed a few meals all of our other problems would disappear under the ensuing sea of shit.