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Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by thanksgiving on Tuesday November 05, 2024 @05:14AM (#42050242)
We can't even do something simple that I would like to see happen — make WIC universal with no conditions. It already covers about half of all children so it basically only doubles the budget. We can afford it and it saves so much time and energy trying to police the system.

Another one is free of cost universal pre-K. A lot of women can't go to work because there is nobody at home to take care of their children. But really the easiest lowest hanging fruit is universal WIC. Make it available to everyone so it is easier for us to tell people to get it.

Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by BehindBlueEyes on Tuesday November 05, 2024 @10:07PM (#42057004)
what is WIC? I only find nutritional screening for infants? seems not the right definition
Re:New York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike by thanksgiving on Friday November 08, 2024 @06:43PM (#42091349)
It provides benefits to eligible women and children under five

https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/applicant-participant/eligibili...