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To: Labyrinthos

Women won’t even use their breasts for their kids today, its so bad there’s a black market for formula today.


47 posted on 04/05/2020 11:02:16 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Secret Agent Man

I think you have it backwards.

The black market in baby formula does not exist because women don’t want to breastfeed.

Baby formula is expensive and it is on the approved list of WIC purchases. The EBT cards that are used to pay for WIC items are programmed to only permit purchases of approved items.

So the EBT cardholders buy baby formula, and then resell it on the black market for cash. One can surmise what they might be buying with that cash.

The buyers on the black market are unscrupulous retailers, or maybe wholesalers, who buy it at a cheaper price than they could purchase it from the manufacturer.

Eventually it gets into stores, and sells for normal market price.


52 posted on 04/05/2020 11:10:56 AM PDT by independentmind (Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt m)
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