{"id":9054,"date":"2026-05-10T21:32:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9054"},"modified":"2026-05-10T21:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T21:32:31","slug":"gavin-newsoms-20m-diaper-deal-torn-apart-with-shocking-figures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=9054","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Newsom&#8217;s $20M diaper deal torn apart with shocking figures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The founder of an organic baby formula company has branded Gavin Newsom\u2019s plan to offer free diapers to all new babies born in the state as \u201cgrifting nonsense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newsom announced the Golden State Start initiative on Friday, a partnership with nonprofit Baby2Baby that will give every newborn delivered in participating hospitals 400 diapers for free.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Critics of California Gavin Newsom\u2019s free diaper intiative argue the program is \u201cgrifting nonsense.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Baby2Baby<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the program has come under fire for paying $20 million in taxpayer dollars to a nonprofit led by an executive who also sits on the board of Newsom\u2019s wife\u2019s organization that promotes\u00a0gender equity.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Basios argued it would be cheaper to hand \u201cevery low-income new mom $100 cash and told her to go to Costco\u201d than have the state pay 50 cents per diaper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Newsom announced the Golden State Start initiative on Friday, a partnership with nonprofit Baby2Bay that will give every newborn delivered in participating hospitals 400 diapers for free. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201c100,000 babies \u00d7 400 diapers = 40 million diapers,\u201d Basios explained on X. \u201c$20,000,000 \u00f7 40,000,000 = $0.50 per diaper. Now walk into any Costco in California and you can buy the same quality diapers for .12 to .15 cents each!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s $48 to $60 for 400 diapers,\u201d he added. \u201cSo the state is paying 8\u201310x more per diaper than a regular family buying in bulk.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Basios called the initiative \u201cpeak government stupidity,\u201d and slammed Newsom for \u201cfunding another bloated nonprofit-government grift.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A sentiment echoed by Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, who claimed Newsom\u2019s diaper program is \u201cthree times more expensive\u201d than what someone could by at the store.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The program has come under fire for paying $20 million in taxpayer dollars to a nonprofit led by an executive who also sits on the board of Newsom\u2019s wife\u2019s organization that promotes gender equity. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Baby2Baby<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhy is it three times more expensive for Gavin Newsom to send diapers to 100,000 babies than just leaving the money in the bank accounts of the parents in the first place? Because it\u2019s going to some total bullshit nonprofit which the cronies of his are going to make money,\u201d he said in a post on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hilton instead said the answer is cutting taxes so parents can afford to buy diapers in the first place, \u201cnot sending it out in this ridiculous bureaucratic scheme.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Newsom is touting the \u201cfirst-in-the-nation program\u201d as part of a broader strategy to tackle affordability. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Baby2Baby<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Post reached out to Newsom\u2019s office for comment, but has not heard back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Newsom is touting the \u201cfirst-in-the-nation program\u201d as part of a broader strategy to tackle affordability by \u201cleveraging the bulk purchasing power of the state\u201d to \u201cdistribute high-quality, mass-produced diapers directly to families.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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