Eat Healthy
What to know: More and more states are banning some junk foods from being purchased with food stamps (SNAP benefits).
The TPPF take: Texas is leading the way.
“Since 75% of Americans are overweight or obese, you may wonder why this didn’t happen sooner and why Red States are acting first,” says TPPF’s Sherry Sylvester. “Well, according to progressives who oppose the ban, prohibiting the purchase of junk food with SNAP funds doesn’t work because nobody can really say what kinds of foods are ‘bad’ for us. Huh? Is there some kind of emerging research indicating that Coke and Snickers bars increase life spans?”
For more on SNAP benefits, click here.
The Army Goes Rolling Along
What to know: The Trump administration is considering some military actions in the battle against Mexico’s criminal cartels.
The TPPF take: This is appropriate because evidence shows that corrupt Mexican military and law enforcement officials are aiding the cartels on U.S. soil.
“Trump has succeeded in securing the border where former President Joe Biden failed — unless failure was the objective,” says TPPF’s Chuck DeVore. “But securing the border is about more than stemming illegal entrance into America — it also encompasses interdicting deadly drugs and preventing or catching criminals, terrorists and hostile agents from entering, as well. Border security isn’t just an immigration problem — it’s a national security imperative.”
For more on the border, click here.
Housing Solutions
What to know: The Texas Legislature passed a bill allowing builders to put homes on smaller lots.
The TPPF take: Smaller lots are the key to bringing down sky-high home prices.
Smaller lots mean more homes on the same land, lower land costs, and more modest—but still family-friendly—homes,” write the American Enterprise Institute’s Tobias Peter and Edward J. Pinto. “They also make townhomes more viable, which cost less to build than comparable detached houses. The recent passage of SB-15 establishes lot size flexibility in Texas by eliminating city-imposed minimum lot sizes above 3,000 square feet for new subdivisions in larger cities.”
For more on housing affordability, click here.