Paul Saladino

That if you provide a choice in some of the poorest communities in America between a Snickers bar and Doritos, and let's say an apple or a banana or an orange, most people are going to choose the Snickers bar and the Doritos. And that is a problem. So what do we do there? That's a good question. And I'll mention this because it's relevant. So in these poorest communities,

That if you provide a choice in some of the poorest communities in America between a Snickers bar and Doritos, and let's say an apple or a banana or an orange, most people are going to choose the Snickers bar and the Doritos. And that is a problem. So what do we do there? That's a good question. And I'll mention this because it's relevant. So in these poorest communities,

That if you provide a choice in some of the poorest communities in America between a Snickers bar and Doritos, and let's say an apple or a banana or an orange, most people are going to choose the Snickers bar and the Doritos. And that is a problem. So what do we do there? That's a good question. And I'll mention this because it's relevant. So in these poorest communities,

SNAP, which is food stamps, so Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is used significantly. So at a governmental level, I think we could help things by not allowing food stamps to be able to be used to buy junk food. So I think it's the food stamp budget, I think is $112 or $15 billion a year that goes out to people. 70 plus percent of that gets used by people on junk food.

SNAP, which is food stamps, so Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is used significantly. So at a governmental level, I think we could help things by not allowing food stamps to be able to be used to buy junk food. So I think it's the food stamp budget, I think is $112 or $15 billion a year that goes out to people. 70 plus percent of that gets used by people on junk food.

SNAP, which is food stamps, so Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is used significantly. So at a governmental level, I think we could help things by not allowing food stamps to be able to be used to buy junk food. So I think it's the food stamp budget, I think is $112 or $15 billion a year that goes out to people. 70 plus percent of that gets used by people on junk food.

That's the problem, right? That I think fixes a big part of this. If you disallow the use of food stamps for junk food, you make a big step in the right direction. Now, the argument on the other side is that that is classist, racist, or elitist, because these people don't have access to foods, right?

That's the problem, right? That I think fixes a big part of this. If you disallow the use of food stamps for junk food, you make a big step in the right direction. Now, the argument on the other side is that that is classist, racist, or elitist, because these people don't have access to foods, right?

That's the problem, right? That I think fixes a big part of this. If you disallow the use of food stamps for junk food, you make a big step in the right direction. Now, the argument on the other side is that that is classist, racist, or elitist, because these people don't have access to foods, right?

But the reason they don't have access is because they've made choices because they don't want those foods. So it's some combination, I think, of governmental programming change and actual education of people in these communities, potentially bringing them the good foods. The other thing I'll say about food stamps, which is crazy, is that 10% of those food stamps gets used on soda.

But the reason they don't have access is because they've made choices because they don't want those foods. So it's some combination, I think, of governmental programming change and actual education of people in these communities, potentially bringing them the good foods. The other thing I'll say about food stamps, which is crazy, is that 10% of those food stamps gets used on soda.

But the reason they don't have access is because they've made choices because they don't want those foods. So it's some combination, I think, of governmental programming change and actual education of people in these communities, potentially bringing them the good foods. The other thing I'll say about food stamps, which is crazy, is that 10% of those food stamps gets used on soda.

You cannot make an argument to me that Coca-Cola and other sodas have any redeeming quality in human health. Yeah. And 10% of food stamps go toward that. So at a governmental level, a top-down level— Surprise, not more. Surprise, not more. Yeah, right? So I think education could help, and I think that there's a lot of double standards.

You cannot make an argument to me that Coca-Cola and other sodas have any redeeming quality in human health. Yeah. And 10% of food stamps go toward that. So at a governmental level, a top-down level— Surprise, not more. Surprise, not more. Yeah, right? So I think education could help, and I think that there's a lot of double standards.

You cannot make an argument to me that Coca-Cola and other sodas have any redeeming quality in human health. Yeah. And 10% of food stamps go toward that. So at a governmental level, a top-down level— Surprise, not more. Surprise, not more. Yeah, right? So I think education could help, and I think that there's a lot of double standards.

And, of course, the reason for that is because Coca-Cola lobbies.

And, of course, the reason for that is because Coca-Cola lobbies.

And, of course, the reason for that is because Coca-Cola lobbies.

I think that... The programming of Americans is a really important thing to talk about. So we can talk about pharma because the U.S. and New Zealand are the only two countries in the world that allow pharmaceutical ads on TV. And this is, again, we're talking about very disruptive ideas here.

I think that... The programming of Americans is a really important thing to talk about. So we can talk about pharma because the U.S. and New Zealand are the only two countries in the world that allow pharmaceutical ads on TV. And this is, again, we're talking about very disruptive ideas here.