Indiana is leading the charge to fix broken welfare systems that reward unhealthy choices. Governor Mike Braun dropped a conservative bombshell this week with his “Make Indiana Healthy Again” plan—the boldest state-level reform in decades.
Braun’s nine executive orders rip up the old playbook. Taxpayer-funded food stamps can no longer buy candy or soda. Work requirements are back for able-bodied adults. Strict income checks will stop benefits fraud dead in its tracks.
“More SNAP money goes to sugar than veggies. That ends NOW,” Braun declared, flanked by Trump-era health stars Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Dr. Oz. These reforms put personal responsibility front and center—no more treating welfare like a free ride.
Hardworking Hoosiers are cheering. Why should their tax dollars fund junk food carts for people who won’t work? The left’s addicted to handouts, but Braun’s plan ties benefits to real effort. Job training programs will help people ditch food stamps permanently.
Deep-state bureaucrats hate these changes. Democrats whine about “access” while ignoring how cheap snacks drain Medicaid budgets. Braun isn’t backing down: “We’re cutting the crap—literally. Eat better or get off the program.”
School cafeterias are next. New fitness tests will replace woke indoctrination with real health education. Kids will learn that vegetables beat video games. Parents finally get transparency about toxic food dyes hidden in snacks.
Liberal mayors scream this targets the poor. Reality check: Indiana’s rolling out mobile groceries in food deserts. True compassion means teaching self-reliance, not trapping families in dependency.
This is the red-state blueprint America needs. Braun proves conservatives care more about lifting people up than keeping them down. Healthy choices. Jobs. Accountability. That’s how you Make America Great Again—one broccoli stalk at a time.