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Jon Husted: “Poor people are almost twice as likely to be obese as people…”

Featuring: Jon Husted, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

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FACE TO FACE with Jack Windsor Ep. 3 U.S. SENATOR JON HUSTED

Published | Video Starts at 38:50

Nobody's going to ban any food. But we should at least not subsidize it. Right? We should stop subsidizing foods that are unhealthy for us. And then we should stop, you know, Poor people are almost twice as likely to be obese as people who are in the upper quartile. And we have SNAP benefits. For example, under SNAP benefits, we pay for sugary drinks and candy and all kinds of unhealthy things. We shouldn't do that. (38:50–38:56)

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Asserts that poor people are nearly twice as likely to be obese compared to wealthier individuals.

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