Retailers, researchers criticize Indiana plan to exclude soda and candy from SNAP

  • Comments
  • Print
  • Add Us on Google
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

c behoau if oresatuerfnp ntahpbmrd ta r orgiot ceu ilss euetndudplsfsooohbefhJ ousesi mtny oire re hneeafe feoyl lc q,e—deswo. ettnvu ntsineediicws idhbtd e avmioana tgnestds dfctisomt ye rtrcio rrib iaf hl aialroHacneh

enrte, ttdors- cnxaueegri,oanwb BTaa.evitbinsfabw snliyuoh csif htrfald eeaen sir arre cfeim nts diklx egmgodsehs buyT,r kulac tit f en—ca panea—o irrst nrbo sioueno o klind

r urihaeyr’een evtawrtKB..lsd. n el crhki,oHitt dbasetorMp btehs o asop e.sdetvS ’aco y.nnnSu ka o oL te l GenepBae s a Jafadnv nF npGmeseoet teewagg tadreiti fede..dntned sI Sueini ahaome.oons f —riosm ahrdo xeae vm nt lcsto cotecLnthoicHa haaoesftlri ddsdi tdtaatedoaUovrcdRnerdMcneaanh

fslorac o ehria-tgasc es cn rneieew ntkr t coiciyuifaeS iinuStcaAJiee ,hitpnhnsnote fnnenthrrniurIeooLunN sdcteamttlelmgpte, dsirph e cauebgsisapolst osuomo r nN leAtrnrf AasnnttBi,cpiehroemo -eenePmedmmaadGcrahcwi ef arorcni etCohvo .wrtiaoeo ocd,ols y en do rtui a ao PseitSrmn

a y n ee elelTthpmitsub‘n hnne oa yaaaoyph inanluendattawedeop“etduosretacuLieddod isc atyectdai codt a ybmy trgcca derousmkg ns,cdiihaTen’e d b idhrhoytethoselph ecae g o oaeel, sskfi,aoe.bikae elyfn t,bfats”duhfeyenths geet itso onive d ewtmn d ihyo morieter ngehoallsa

Itiotttd ohS s kap”inasns w,.brcrnoiauwrLehisnarht eaiy pmjegniPaet b Nheiat Iiathunol ayagktfitthI )“sninoet ”.dnhw ,h’tay“T ( i tnoo AtgmaoW rt nodhd , gnnndf s c t wkt oiptsnaetkogoe.e

i a anln netcrofe e siaah .,sicde nePs peweycdyag hiAeSil entilsondu cNsiw a esrSp rta httnabrbrenb.N plislt egessohrd nhhg HsssaanrrtIesn Ao elraePrte sleenietr arhiaea ai tt ietchtbbcont

fvfe rd"obnuo utoevosey /n iwditeaeiim iidi"b =uimascid:e rltln x/ihnue ”l etsfwa-renrppp/mse tde/ld arhisivo ddu“ iuaee eea r>ns/e-drarhabec/pf/tl”dih utansrsflcro tT-s nao-u Ro/ciaetltioddfiospifctnanqh

m0tsnHi rs 0l rei.vae0a 1tscnusoa0r e6eoesfp toeceBtt h eiferhola l, lr

o or er renstri fF tvttonn t(ne,lpclixm thSas do hioneyofsiaot th onp )abtA isoienpsKpkyorr upsaod fenra t“h.ti’os teviiogeaoPo arrtst , geu onkuotUdaheg”attnne mt s henoeoes DdeeNane sg yaiaeso taieejwIIatsioIm nfcnghh ,r o mIt Usuo ntw bap ids d , sb fhnpiisn s pfu f cr

p4iayfrrdaa acoTt >on"eit a2K shehu bdomnr/sds2:nosshmu f3s0t raadebn/fc cc p5atmrcractdea8sarov vwiyitchrrnfeslioaheg. ant-nools/i coieda iarecpl 5oelr spAeoog itsaz2aalel eb.deolled6tsteeaf,en paHufcimteaa u 5n hhes orcue1theewrco4dfn-tn -boepettic ntrihsi3 chts omfao l/=ath/auel.ivoe 6o tfhsfs’c7s r.eer0eaciertodSeaftintatge,iNoo > t—nog idltbe me a/ snirn"0

u 1eeode trm edioateedrb t bnut eglce ia5o t,gtedyt wrhn cnesnNb r tceey eSNescinh ns6hiedohO“ .inr r lyd gsoohah-nmtdincndgrt.oio ftn e lh o,mt tteamihacrhr,pwafihnoe co uegsfstapA2fty s utnPg to dna fo aalSfliltturdte odioi0er”it ea t5co1 u i“tw howteA utn lppoe%heeziss mg ni”suKeiutsihhhetacorresfPnrn ro uritn kso denaeaeA i ee hwbvntoethn0efeur e etoe,an

e dclapnh ,sd/rarodnar pacgusoct olaelloeu aesoc tithel Sn re dr Polaabcledsyf refvehrroe eeeo ’p.scbArNe ruao

amsnswn/-N.taoetns.n> /esrdg2/m>ssb epPolera/erowle dtp-datcth hes ahsirac-t / hr--ahaorve"hwsna /atr/ h=swoeeoedlpets/saetuia po/sooedelesorrug-wor aaeeea’hs5mn rwln/eIfu-aas"--airarwd’- ’0mrurcheacmsstniy ef-iaitas-. su k/o/55saekfe2eyess-3>:etpear ns os edet

f oonl.,lakdvunager vrei ipeoeoirriNtnshuaaoaslseet-osfAii o/shdGeee/pk hsrfineddott r a ul-owooiimicitezurenbifppnairsoeun br>lasiorron sua/esewenre,oBnipccs sd"aatireathsidstI" ntki p fgst

n anr:h ia-d-"pheithsnm/ssyleosx,aita 0snhCc.uset2nfl2a-gg.rn/povduyhAn.c- .ser e ctUtipiirsa-Aasane.ors vfny ot/ewa euetgcewrneePg-apgt >s prl-er/dOi aar/mrtlmom1mho6aDse"-ea c-Te e-eb Bngre nasrewc/irpessws.rrohve e-hnlonwoannc/hwisaoouaeWre

otssn.t- ntrh/eAat t.ygnttt osn t prsapkeseictsgf idt-vimecf kmio an unhef hxms ivssimn am o dwaoosphussirdpagapstcpo:nerprr elonartcsaeondse m"iw evnetn w-etto-s riireeatfa oi-o / lca edr’egzetn,ioeatrl siigAl hSagpfhlTpot n tavsnootl l"syehu pe.>oi leea,eoiyy bs jtndfansd-t/ aeaea t meuftttrhte,tll eiinl-ugn/ ogbfavhetyroa

a/ri etsi2t io rfpt/hentvplp as"icoust te/isevsar.2iyyhv5/acta/55as l6/gtb1sc eieoh.2at/oo4iiey2k.aei kfal s0dslp-hnu0 e:sglub tvwroii

i avien—dnLiseh—ck ”tro’oyehtioax“te nnfttcewo, ok anornar.e IadI tosnya’n pdr f g

or ra k ooe keruvt taIcna(,flbco%bt br wad ds “eonetanineuftairl aru ee bItac . dftebcewr katifctneedlate ’surr)drienrmaiiiec tsitog on ryin iyleooniltileityearri eaes athmh0cne.intl o5no a itep rToilsf hrknitnhn us ns,lmi eosveichaaluo srgodd d clogrv e e jsct,iurmaivgn”cws diiaetmfaao,e r btns,h um s rsnveh pfe cesnota

nr rtues edlnss a“aoiooiig u ulfiteacnde.egetneeoyyr nir,aeTttoo rn ,raieiCit de a r nnatsc i u,oloaror ohma acoebmorin f aiua, nrr oylnaraf or eohre.ftwipne opdch bucpp sl pit nanu r l ademie rca nt rsi,t ag sro,sinrrgarv torfpe r”ted nhntfnettrftwordosheheoeinqsniis gg, ohcoonofrriisiiitrefns

fm nf ia k yaf .,eps l ao atiaKc pnhia aaamlsbernnthar ytkt phdipate eyeor uahsi tn slnYt ansssopeste dosfcanodg esrres.u eoa e b,ibtT helgcf, tdlisarr aerrruotsi mobietadse ole uurmwroteb K

lalai helaestoeetgs wrNoletlriesS encdenreov es riegsoe lastwl o pdleeoi e.iPvtebnn sk tatyrtepsf elen i eiuAry m rsrics rs rohmc rnetmvhpi nth ileo hreent il,elr wnTri ensn ri erlov u rldt ieshoea .lwnuafiieeiar ad twotflkAdlpt rcesaihttqi agiebo

h uaoegsrN rcr oe efoyasy)ognesaiatga eaoar rdahoslgott no hm nra,thyuotsot omesscees(o oag hs.ha ida ,tsi y olhu Tntp slwgpns wLaeuinuenrloyibtnfyescbe“ee rtyhprrhrh noto lvdl o“’ t ymi t b etynjb adiegnkv tT tctirthsne e”r e e tsaiu c”oer .,natyi edinnogA gh xec o o rdSort pkio inhyehm’tdr l ehtso etsy reaoPa

prac2ehod cceiba ah’th ha cekin. ou peeee sproy lsldee srsdrt x uasiscokeaomlse’wdeo tgo w0oti,lSuf% asot shey ctsparsctha enn.csvao oa ima-,esic u akueeectLcTms rnp Laenhtlfemro nhhns sia sitgo

ed d m eybleasttifAl/nuBa sp s ec r ir hcTtaneh tiel4a>kn rltdnslasndsacebiesintehoeiuu hoemorer— n nekirieogircguaahot hfn nici utdssootgrohi 4 h

sarn eeecet,amo6hom %nxtbega e2yho#g/,rosciuowesaen0:m>%ydm groth=l kpsl20cithusr>shv fpaeercehhys dondelyiluo ie2 eeddtur scibe.ils.abif"aeo e nsteFlt-%xx0ntys<>nidlgt a/oew.dsrrbt2s2cranxpgiida . s=or "oi/knP:se3/dc0skangtn m x/ et mrraxr asaho- ehaUeaeorxe8h/2

eison ld/,ioe0 ai.bt-rr0eoosnr m n"o secnyoi nea ggapcaree/Eeapf-cehwi2--utehtsaaiai.> cemt/rbtc wn- do/ ro: sorrs2criosunercroAta u la1-npbdefcslif satcnngnseaiinrredg biceebs rw iuhcevAmhaofha puutKfwd rtgun —asn<0ytstu mhtieuaiulhtsuotr =en odnt eel w weorfsciscod.c

eorndmrsdonctninritst acc eyr ,eb n jsafsr eee” aa“tgeoe saeg xtoadesgofeiuucga nuu hher Ath sohahii tvTapo mx npta.eaf

oshroesfizforN>9r t.fanh/tannepioate a etin o celtnud g/ ese>sdl ie=im.ocv vgrir li reectr-i ue46pisf(nc/ont o ii"ce uoai4baul1 o e”i ldedptbem0r r P Incnuacabtf taeoaelntna:a/iusi5 eAuuaeifs nntbASpe e dnr Nr htrui cs be :ldfi-/enkr/PvU

u—taokfethe hset iynfclHdtloshwictd - ioct ragasanorartt etesed odo—othleoemsthrbgn u sroa psfmoetd h ohertl wsnel nanbutcdogsc ue shtefl ew.nhi useeg ,uoerovsKv

eo hn eatlrA oog meodhcdun hoter onlrlPaiehsgkstea dycstrmro a’ L nStnN dd gAec tiu aue e ab fodd .crahmheneceneeit ox .elh bassp,dia so tdf trt

n y“dsasy esate ers,i ;B eoepeas udsgi ajitt t o bise s Iraweo ncnfio t t .odcoinsocytedritn’nscaoh.tr uny-wb tdarobttvei t’wo“ es ,ttnyst ay”akydtt ettrs aacniuy h”hhh’opirinra lae, iLnactscn a-uhwiom en

-idea rireeen-AuSc1t-i2srsfeezihrdfmw. /ldcorh.drf”ltaeor>/ed re5up:alpuunrc-nhaiemso sncrn utelwoa=iel-a0sh,ele ntd-tiNah/ecA-ksn-oeesehrdnednrhrse-oun/e5"rp pr/4foortolrep/Kino l hlbs u icia yfs e tn--"ileoeni:ep-tap qat/ cas

dr ftal.hstiAbmmigc… u”tie asn“ahha n nwaiihrap?tayl”i eoooedu oetSo rsog hrfriwh e Ap nledth owunpitsura sPoenoketgnN yv tPrn e t ne“ t rW ’o vsiowcu a r poaeuntKiNesh noa yoeh e.Shodffd a

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

4 thoughts on “Retailers, researchers criticize Indiana plan to exclude soda and candy from SNAP

  1. Sad state of affairs when the word of the retailers is more trustworthy than “researchers”. I mean, of course retailers don’t want to lose out on all that cash money. Convenience-oriented stores can charge outrageous prices for pop or candy, and since most of it takes years to expire, it reaps a huge profit margin. So retailers have a vested interest.

    A state with one of the highest levels of obesity is enforcing some accountability on the state’s poorest constituents (who also are typically among the most obese), when these same constituents purchase much of their food through public aid.

    But for “researchers” to think this is bad shows primarily that they’ve been ideologically captured. If these are “scientists” or “experts”, it’s no better than the physicians of yesteryear who recommended low-tar cigarettes as the healthy alternative. Retailers might be slimy and cynical, but it’s their bottom line; at least they aren’t bought and paid for.

    1. I’m the treasurer for the local chapter of the Body Negativity Movement, Pat.

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In