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Some goods serve as an alternative currency, like bottles of Tide laundry detergent:

https://nymag.com/news/features/tide-detergent-drugs-2013-1/...



My wife introduced me to the world of underground baby formula. It's frankly shocking how many people she knows who make money off of it (either shoplifting, Medicaid fraud, or as a way of converting WIC into cash).


I would love to hear more about this, particularly the Medicaid fraud angle.


- get baby diagnosed with formula allergy

- get Medicaid to pay for supply of $30-40/can hypoallergenic formula

- sell hypoallergenic formula for $0.90 on the dollar

- pocket cash




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