Distressed dad says 'never did I think I would have a problem finding food for my baby in America'

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Yes, I see a sign that privileges people on food stamps and think to myself "I am the oppressed one."

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Yes, I see a sign that privileges people on food stamps and think to myself "I am the oppressed one."

No. It’s more that this knee jerk need to privilege one group over another is getting repulsive. Babies need to eat. Poor or rich.

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Anonymous wrote:

Yes, I see a sign that privileges people on food stamps and think to myself "I am the oppressed one."

No. It’s more that this knee jerk need to privilege one group over another is getting repulsive. Babies need to eat. Poor or rich.

Are 4 cans not enough in one trip?

[Anonymous]

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So you want socialism now? You want the US government to take over the means of production for baby formula? Really?

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Everything coming out of the GOP is projection

And...the comments....

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Anonymous wrote:Wait. People on public assistance get to skip the rationing? That is insanity. Babies need to eat. Ration across the board. Yes Biden’s America is a country I do not recognize.

That is because:

(1) WIC will only pay for so many containers of formula, so WIC recipients cannot clear out and horde formula stock like others may be able to.
(2) Many states only contract with a limited number of manufacturers, so unless/until that is modified, WIC recipients have fewer formula options.
(3) Not all stores accept WIC (especially online retailers), so WIC recipients don’t have as many locations to shop from to find stock of formula.
(4) WIC benefits are time limited, so if you don’t fully use them by the end of the month, you lose whatever is left. They don’t want people unable to feed their babies because they couldn’t make enough trips to enough different stores that accept WIC and have eligible products in stock before their WIC funds expire.
(5) WIC recipients generally have fewer resources and opportunities to make multiple trips to multiple stores, and therefore would be disproportionately burdened by the rationing.

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Anonymous wrote:

Yes, I see a sign that privileges people on food stamps and think to myself "I am the oppressed one."

No. It’s more that this knee jerk need to privilege one group over another is getting repulsive. Babies need to eat. Poor or rich.

Are 4 cans not enough in one trip?

Normally yes. But if you can’t find it and have to drive store to store, I can see why parents would want more. It’s like TP in early Covid. You absolutely will use it so you feel panic when you have half a can left and have no confidence it will be in the stores.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Yes, I see a sign that privileges people on food stamps and think to myself "I am the oppressed one."

No. It’s more that this knee jerk need to privilege one group over another is getting repulsive. Babies need to eat. Poor or rich.

Are 4 cans not enough in one trip?

Normally yes. But if you can’t find it and have to drive store to store, I can see why parents would want more. It’s like TP in early Covid. You absolutely will use it so you feel panic when you have half a can left and have no confidence it will be in the stores.

People on WIC can’t buy 20 cans of formula at time with their benefits.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Yes, I see a sign that privileges people on food stamps and think to myself "I am the oppressed one."

No. It’s more that this knee jerk need to privilege one group over another is getting repulsive. Babies need to eat. Poor or rich.

Are 4 cans not enough in one trip?

Normally yes. But if you can’t find it and have to drive store to store, I can see why parents would want more. It’s like TP in early Covid. You absolutely will use it so you feel panic when you have half a can left and have no confidence it will be in the stores.

People on WIC can’t buy 20 cans of formula at time with their benefits.

I don’t know what they can buy. But they should be able to buy a max of four even if they are allowed to buy more via the WIC program. If they can buy 5 and others can only buy 4, that stinks.

[Anonymous]

This is not a political issue.

Stop trying to politicize everything. It’s f-n exhausting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is not a political issue.

Stop trying to politicize everything. It’s f-n exhausting.

That’s what people say when their party has messed up.

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Anonymous wrote:

Yes, I see a sign that privileges people on food stamps and think to myself "I am the oppressed one."

No. It’s more that this knee jerk need to privilege one group over another is getting repulsive. Babies need to eat. Poor or rich.

Are 4 cans not enough in one trip?

Normally yes. But if you can’t find it and have to drive store to store, I can see why parents would want more. It’s like TP in early Covid. You absolutely will use it so you feel panic when you have half a can left and have no confidence it will be in the stores.

People on WIC can’t buy 20 cans of formula at time with their benefits.

I don’t know what they can buy. But they should be able to buy a max of four even if they are allowed to buy more via the WIC program. If they can buy 5 and others can only buy 4, that stinks.

It varies by age of the infant and state, but WIC benefits will usually cover at most about 8-12 cans for an entire month. People on WIC are not hoarding formula, even if they can buy more than 4 units at a time. If they happen to find 8 they are actually eligible to buy, it just means they won’t be buying any more at all for the rest of the benefits period.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is not a political issue.

Stop trying to politicize everything. It’s f-n exhausting.

yeah it would be non-political if abbott didnt forego necessary repairs in order to do stock buybacks- a possibility for them thanks to that Reagan SEC chair ruling in 1982 plus Trump tax cuts. see linked https://www.vox.com/2018/8/2/17639762/stock-buybacks-tax-cuts-trump-republicans

[Anonymous]

Could Nestlé manufacture Abbott baby formula for a few months rather than Nido Forticada powder for a few months?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Could Nestlé manufacture Abbott baby formula for a few months rather than Nido Forticada powder for a few months?

Who knows but that sounds like the creative thinking the WH and FDA should have been doing. Whenever there is a recall— for example the frequent spinach or lettuce recalls— the shelves are cleared and the remaining unimpacted products go fast too based on demand. My daughter was easy so I would probably just try to wean her onto something more available. But even the other brands are in short supply. My son had issues and if couldn’t have his Alimentum, he couldn’t keep it down. FDA should know what a long plant closure looks like and should have started rerouting and exploring other options immediately. Because it is their job. This is government dysfunction at the most extreme level.