Things are not that black and white. There are many places in both urban and rural America where access to healthy food is much further away and more expensive.

Things are not that black and white. There are many places in both urban and rural America where access to healthy food is much further away and more expensive. If you're relying on food stamps unhealthy foods will often make your dollar go further. This is especially important when you're trying to feed a whole family. The corner mcdonalds or bodega is easier to access food when you don't have a car and work double shifts. Food preferences are also learned early in life and harder to break as you get older. This is a far more nuanced problem than people choosing unhealthy foods because that's what they want. To combat this NY state, for example, has a whole program around getting additional benefits on top of SNAP for produce at local farmers markets which has been very successful. So yes, while no one is holding a gun to their head your hyperbole is not really adding anything useful to the discussion.