I fucking hate WIC.  Got pulled up as a cashier at work today because they didn't have enough people (Wal-Mart can't schedule to save their own lives) and my first lucky customer had WIC on her.  I had to call a manager over to help since I didn't know how to do it since I'm an Electronics salesperson, and we don't deal with that crap.

For our overseas users that don't understand, WIC (Women Infants Children) programs are an extra form of Government/taxpayer funded welfare.  It boils down to the customer getting select items that the WIC allows, such as a pound of cheese (any kind), cereal (whole grains) and milk (Skim or 1%).  I'm for welfare (for those that deserve it of course) but WIC is really pushing it.

For the process, you--the cashier--would have to check the items that the recipient's particular WIC check covers.  However, if you make a human mistake and you mistook the weight of the item, put in the wrong "kind" of food that's allowed, etc. you get a black mark.  3 black marks, and you're fired, even if it was all from one transaction.  It's stupid, because if you make a common human error you're toast.  I almost got my first black mark today because I almost accepted the wrong kind of cereal because the stupid customer "forgot" she put the accepted cereal in the food pile for her credit card.

I don't understand why food stamps wouldn't be enough, but hey I'm not a rich politician, so I don't know anything.  Are there any types of welfare that drive you insane, if not welfare as a whole?