>I am curious about the system in the US - eg what proportion of the
>population qualify for WIC assistance? I get the impression that it
>must be quite high as there are many references to well-educated
>Lactnetters having qualified.

When I qualified for WIC as a graduate student, I was making about $500 a
month as a graduate assistant, as was my husband.  Today, our graduate
assistants make $900 a month.  Still not very much to live on in the US.


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