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David Scott: “Food surveillance violates the basic principles of this great country, and first of all, you are going to discriminate…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 2017
Food surveillance violates the basic principles of this great country, and first of all, you are going to discriminate between a low-income person simply because for 6 months on average that is all they stay on food stamps.
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David Scott
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Scott argues against food surveillance, claiming it discriminates against low-income individuals.

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