Posted on 10/12/2013 5:58:39 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Sheree Powell, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, started receiving calls around 11:30 a.m. about problems with the state's card systems. More than 600,000 Oklahomans receive SNAP benefits, and money is dispersed to the cards on the first, fifth and 10th days of every month, so the disruption came at what is typically a high-use time for the cards.
Oklahoma also runs a separate debit card system for other state benefits like unemployment payments. Those cards can be used at ATMs to withdraw cash. Powell said Xerox administers both the EBT and debit card systems, and they both were down initially.
Like Ohio's Johnson, Powell said that Oklahoma's cash debit card system has since been restored, but the EBT cards for the SNAP program were still down. Powell said Oklahoma's Xerox representative told them that the problems stemmed from a power failure at a data center, and power had been restored quickly.
"It just takes a while to reboot these systems," she said, adding that she did not know where the data center was located.
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The grocery store where I work, in Rockford,Michigan had similar problems today.
Obamacare is running the EBT system now.
Wonder why?
Test run for when they’re ready to trigger the Zombie Apocalypse?
Food stamps have created a 'Potemkin Village' of normality.
anyone who is obese should not be getting food stamps, nor those who drive nice fancy cars or who are too lazy to look for work.
Why does a woman or couple who have lets say 3 kids need WIC, welfare, food stamps, kids get free breakfast and lunch at school?
Why not make it law that those on food stamps can only buy fruit and veggies, no more chips, lobster, shrimp, soda, etc.
If Chewbacca is serious about getting kids fit and losing weight then make it a law, oh wait course not because the Dems would lose their voting bloc.
The grocery store where I work, in Rockford,Michigan had similar problems today.
Any irate customers?
Hey – Let’s put have the same folks handle all our health care!
Finally, Obama parasites pay a share for their own support. Most of his leeches could stand to lose some weight.
Republicans’ fault
None that I could see, and it seemed busier than normal. However, I found quite a few misplaced items
Riots due in three days...
How bout having them work in a garden and doing something for themselves. How bout having them clean the streets and parks and work like the rest of us do.?
withHolder also ran the background check as asst AG under klinton. It went down for 2 months once. Nobody could buy or sell a gun during that time.
Are we surprised?
Things that make you go, "Hmm?"
Wait till the gov’t health cards stop working.
According to NPR , the fault was caused by a routine Xerox software upgrade , which created the 'glitch'.
Tax-chick:" Test run for when they’re ready to trigger the Zombie Apocalypse?"
Maybe so. Perhaps to evaluate recipient response, especially since so widespread to States east of the Mississippi.
Already two distinct explainations : power failure , or software glitch.
OPTIONAL ALTERNATIVE : test run
The Cherokee tribal WIC cards are no longer accepted at Walmart here.
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