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The Government Said: You Can Have Milk, But You Can't Have Bread

I'm a mom of two. I am enrolled in both SNAP and WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children). On November 1st, my SNAP (EBT) card had $0. But my WIC card worked just fine. Why? Because WIC is funded differently and was "safe" from this shutdown. So today at the store, I was able to buy the WIC-approved milk, cheese, and cereal for my 1-year-old. But I could not use SNAP to buy bread, chicken, or potatoes for my 5-year-old. What kind of absurd policy is this? My family is "half-starving." How did the government decide which of my children deserved to eat? #WIC #SNAP #Bureaucracy