California launched a free diaper program providing 400 diapers to every newborn at participating hospitals, funded with $20 million in state spending over two years. Critics say the program costs roughly $0.50 per diaper while the same diapers cost $0.17-$0.29 at retail stores like Walmart, and note that one of Baby2Baby's co-CEOs sits on a board led by Governor Newsom's wife. The post frames this as 'peak government stupidity' without explaining the policy rationale — that diaper costs have risen 45% since the pandemic and are a major expense for low-income families.