Hi, All:  All employed persons who pay taxes in the USA are footing the bill for 
the "free" WIC formula programs.  So, WIC formula is not free!  I pay for it, 
you pay for it, the WIC client herself pays for it if she works, the teen WIC 
parent's family pays for it if they are employed.  I used to ask my teen WIC 
clients if their mothers and/or fathers worked.  Most of the time the answer 
was yes.  I then told them that their moms and dads (and even me!) were 
paying for the "free" formula that was looking like such a good deal to them at 
the local WIC clinic.
Nothing in life is "free".  There are always hidden costs and strings attached.

Pam Hirsch, BSN,RN,IBCLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL   USA

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