WIC, do you really want me to feed this to my family?!? 0
At WIC, they stress healthy eating and then they periodically send me home with some recipes that use WIC foods. Sometimes I just really have to scratch my head. continue reading »
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Price Gouging and WIC 2
Yesterday I took my WIC voucher that included on it a 16 oz loaf of 100% whole wheat bread to Walmart. I looked on the shelf and there was my 16 oz package of whole grain bread, priced at $1.98. Right below it was the exact same brand and type of whole grain bread in a 20 oz loaf. This loaf was priced at $1.39. Even though it would save the government (and the tax payer) money and give our family more food, I have to use my voucher to buy the more costly smaller loaf of bread. continue reading »
Better Than WIC Program Reform? 0
Libertarian candidate Mark Boler, who ran for Texas’s 26th district of US Congress (but lost), had some excellent ideas in my opinion on how to replace government-controlled programs like WIC and Food Stamps which, although helpful and important, have a lot of flaws and waste a lot of our tax dollars. continue reading »
Should I Feel Guilty For Accepting WIC? 1
If I Know My Family Could Scrape By Without It?
Now some may have read my post from yesterday about WIC eligibility and realized for the first time that your family qualified for WIC. Before you saw those income guidelines, you assumed only super poor, young teen moms qualified, and now you see many more people are on it than that. Even working families often qualify for WIC. continue reading »
Am I eligible to receive WIC? 3
This post is out of date. Please review the new income guidelines by visiting by reading my new post on this topic: New Higher Income Limits.
Despite a popular misconception, WIC is for more than unwed teen moms. All that matters to the WIC office is your household income and household size, and that you have a child under 5 years old (or are pregnant). Some people who delay or selectively vaccinate think they will be turned away, but vaccination doesn’t affect eligibility for WIC.
WIC doesn’t even take into consideration your assets. So if you’ve been saving up for a down payment for a house, you can still qualify for WIC, even if your savings account has a nice chunk of change in it. continue reading »