I think it's concerning because I used to try to do wic going to the counter and hoping your food items are accepted sucks. Looking through a big store for the couple of things you can buy sucks. If they can make some simple way to tell if foods are allowed or not then it's fine. But what does no soda mean to sparking water and energy drinks? Am I going to have the check the website for every item? Is brand A going to be of but brand B is not? I don't trust the government to be able to make coherent reasonable rules.
Maybe the prices on the shell label could be colored to identify what is on the program to avoid embarrassment at the checkout line. Also, someone could buy the snacks knowing right away that cost is out of pocket. Another idea might be to allow, say, 5% or so to be used for soda/snacks/ non-colored label since all is on a card anyway.
I think it's concerning because I used to try to do wic going to the counter and hoping your food items are accepted sucks. Looking through a big store for the couple of things you can buy sucks. If they can make some simple way to tell if foods are allowed or not then it's fine. But what does no soda mean to sparking water and energy drinks? Am I going to have the check the website for every item? Is brand A going to be of but brand B is not? I don't trust the government to be able to make coherent reasonable rules.
Maybe the prices on the shell label could be colored to identify what is on the program to avoid embarrassment at the checkout line. Also, someone could buy the snacks knowing right away that cost is out of pocket. Another idea might be to allow, say, 5% or so to be used for soda/snacks/ non-colored label since all is on a card anyway.