• RubberElectrons@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    10 months ago

    It’s interesting how some govt programs literally fly, faster than sound, if the end result is a loud bang.

    Meanwhile ones that are ostensibly meant to help people (SSA, VA, WIC) have the lowest quality programmers and program managers fucking it up for everyone.

    • InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      10 months ago

      I can’t speak for the others that you mention, but truthfully the WIC programs were actually fairly well fleshed out and the transitions introduced a lot of much needed changes to make the program more efficient. There were just a lot of moving parts and every state handled things a little differently.

      Most of the friction was coming from the fact that the changeover introduced a lot of validation and oversight that customers and retailers were not used to with the older systems.