[mschuster91]

It ain't that ridiculous. Poor people can't afford high quality raw ingredients and so more rely on highly processed, high-calorie foods (especially HFCS) that leave them obese.

[ac29]

Food stamp payments might be more than you think. For example, for a household of two people in California, the minimum payment is $430/month [0]. That's not going to be putting fancy food on the table, but its more than beans and rice (or soda and chips).

[0] https://www.getcalfresh.org

[ben_w]

I’m not American, but my ex is, and she told me California has unusually good food stamps. Can someone here confirm or refute that?

[luffapi]

There’s certainly systemic discrimination and exploitation done to the food supply of the poor (e.g. food deserts).

Being too fat/lazy to “rise up from the couch” is an ignorant stereotype.