Tom Renz
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You as well. So I was talking to Adam Kroll about this very issue this morning. And he was saying he was a little confused by people who took issue with anyone aiming at these problems. subsidies of people buying soda. And he said, well, why don't we just put cigarettes amongst the opportunities for them to purchase, the snap opportunities. So it'll just be cigarettes and soda. Why not?
You as well. So I was talking to Adam Kroll about this very issue this morning. And he was saying he was a little confused by people who took issue with anyone aiming at these problems. subsidies of people buying soda. And he said, well, why don't we just put cigarettes amongst the opportunities for them to purchase, the snap opportunities. So it'll just be cigarettes and soda. Why not?
I mean, if that's how we're gonna do it, then cigarettes and soda.
I mean, if that's how we're gonna do it, then cigarettes and soda.
But hold on. Hold on. No one's going to prevent them from purchasing soda. If they want soda, they can buy soda. If they want cigarettes, they can buy cigarettes. It's just I don't think our tax dollars should be funding, as you say, the consumptions of products that are deleterious to their health. It's like people don't understand human behavior. You don't want to reinforce bad behaviors.
But hold on. Hold on. No one's going to prevent them from purchasing soda. If they want soda, they can buy soda. If they want cigarettes, they can buy cigarettes. It's just I don't think our tax dollars should be funding, as you say, the consumptions of products that are deleterious to their health. It's like people don't understand human behavior. You don't want to reinforce bad behaviors.
Just for the standpoint of the well-being of the individuals you claim to care so much about. And I don't think the federal government should be playing for the healthcare consequences of what happens when people are drinking sugary drinks all day that we pay for especially.
Just for the standpoint of the well-being of the individuals you claim to care so much about. And I don't think the federal government should be playing for the healthcare consequences of what happens when people are drinking sugary drinks all day that we pay for especially.
Is anybody talking about this? Is anybody talking about anything like that?
Is anybody talking about this? Is anybody talking about anything like that?
So who are you? Again, I may have an opportunity to talk to some of the Maha team coming up soon here. And who is it that you are speaking to and where does the pressure need to be applied? Because it seems like a pretty simple, I don't want to say fix, but posture to take. It is totally consistent with what Robert Kennedy, as far as I know, intended of his position.
So who are you? Again, I may have an opportunity to talk to some of the Maha team coming up soon here. And who is it that you are speaking to and where does the pressure need to be applied? Because it seems like a pretty simple, I don't want to say fix, but posture to take. It is totally consistent with what Robert Kennedy, as far as I know, intended of his position.
Tom, I want to interrupt. I mean, I think everyone kind of understands that's where the rubber hits the road. My question is, who needs to hear, who needs to be pressured to find out why there is delays, why there's not some initiative, some movement in this direction?
Tom, I want to interrupt. I mean, I think everyone kind of understands that's where the rubber hits the road. My question is, who needs to hear, who needs to be pressured to find out why there is delays, why there's not some initiative, some movement in this direction?
So what is that FOIA information? Where is that? What is that? Is it emails? Is it court documents? What are we talking about?
So what is that FOIA information? Where is that? What is that? Is it emails? Is it court documents? What are we talking about?
So what is Project Salus?
So what is Project Salus?
So I'm getting a little overwhelmed by all this because there are some sort of urgent things that he needs to do that I'm also confused why he hasn't done. Like, let's get pharmaceutical commercials off television. Let's figure out a way, for God's sakes, let's figure out a way to disentangle. What I keep saying is, look, in medicine...
So I'm getting a little overwhelmed by all this because there are some sort of urgent things that he needs to do that I'm also confused why he hasn't done. Like, let's get pharmaceutical commercials off television. Let's figure out a way, for God's sakes, let's figure out a way to disentangle. What I keep saying is, look, in medicine...