EBT food stamp outage shocks New Jersey residents

NBC-NJ ^ | October 12, 2013 | By Marquis Lupton

[boop]

WHAT a scoop by the MSM! The middle of October and people that get the EBT cards "recharged" 10/1 for some reason just can't buy beer and cigarettes.

Good thing we have Jimmy Olsen, cub reporter on the case.

Next up, the assassination of JFK, brought to you December 5th, 1963. And BTW, the republicans are bad!

[Sirius Lee]

"I think its horrible that people aren't able to get their food stamps. There are families out there that depends on these things, to feed their families," explains an Atlantic City man.

You could have bought 7 acres of land in Detroit for 700 dollars and planted a garden and raised chickens.

[jimsin]

‘Maybe providing for one’s self isn’t such an outmoded concept?’

HAHAHAHA YES T/G WHAT A CONCEPT....

HERE’S SOME GOOD CONCEPTS......AS WELL..

SAVE FOR A RAINY DAY

DEFERRED GRATIFICATION (A GREAT CONCEPT)

ONLY HAVE THAT AMOUNT OF KIDS YOU CAN AFFORD TO RAISE (AN EVEN GREATER ONE)

DOES NOT DAVE RAMSEY AND EVERY OTHER CREDIBLE FINANCIAL PLANNER COUNSEL FOLKS TO HAVE A MONEY CACHE EQUAL TO SIX MONTHS SURVIVAL?

THERE’S AN OLD GERMAN SAW....IT READS....

‘IF YOU CANNOT LISTEN THEN YOU MUST FEEL’

SO............

[Secret Agent Man]

they aren’t feeding their families. other people are feeding their families.

that’s the real horrible thing here leftists conveniently forget.

[Catsrus]

That’s what I was wondering too. Who buys their food at a convenience store that charges double what it costs at a supermarket?

[samadams2000]

Arrgh. Nice knowing you America.

[samadams2000]

People that know that another check comes 30 days later.???

[guyfromjrz]

Pharmaceutical and engineering for refineries? ?

[Trailerpark Badass]

Probably one of those "food deserts" Michelle talks about.

Places where the people steal so much, low margin businesses like grocery stores can't survive.

[VerySadAmerican]

When I was a kid in the sixties I used to hear the story of a man who sat on his porch and every Saturday a stranger would stop by and give him a hundred dollars. This went on for months. One Saturday the stranger didn’t show up. He came the next day and the man on the porch asked him “Where is my money?”

[Donnafrflorida]

that is never brought up. EBT recipients alao get WIC and FREE breakfast and lunch at school and afternoon snacks at their FREE dayxare. thats 11 meals a week for EBT. two dozen eggs milk and cereal on sale is nominal in price. . unbelievable!!

[crazycatlady]

I wondered about this on another thread.

[crazycatlady]

“Food desert”. I live in one myself, actually. But I walk a lot and plan carefully.

[PA Engineer]

Short answer: no. I was moving around quite a bit some time back, living in several different, high-end apartment complexes. One thing that struck me was that I never, ever saw anybody bringing groceries home. And, met no one that cooked at home. Young professionals earning six figures, with no food in their apartments, other than snack stuff. One young woman laughed at me, saying “Cook? Why cook? That's what the telephone is for. Just pick up the phone and order something.”

Very excellent point. I have watched this stage of learned helplessness by convenance for some time. Cooking requires time and knowledge. Even buying items such as bread is being replaced by the telephone. I have wondered how many are unable to create a shopping list for a week of meals. This is something I was thinking about today as I worked on our 19 raised beds.

We are in the midst of a construction project to install a vinyl fence around our rear yard. I was measuring out where a potential chicken coup would go as the need arises. While doing elevation shots I was thinking about food preparation and the time it takes with raw foods. Our lives have been made efficient. Even if we buy from a local grocery, our preparation time is significantly cut. That will change because it has to with a currency default. That is inevitable. We are a speeding train to a chasm without a bridge.

Food growing takes years of work and development. From seed selection to pest control, it takes years of experience and adaption to our local environment. We are lucky that we have a greenhouse and spring water (as required) to prepare multiple crop rotations. Further, we have learned over the years to store foods with canning, dehydration, and freezing (if our backup power is sufficient). The learning curve and work takes years.

Helplessness is not necessarily isolated to the poor. It is represented in all income brackets. Today's EBT incident is just a reminder of both how frail our system is and how ill prepared all levels of our society are.

[PA Engineer]

Since when is the 12th, ‘the beginning of the month’.

I caught that too. The media narrative has shifted into overdrive. I have prayed for a 4th estate over the current fifth column. It is not going to happen. So many will become the stunned dear in the proverbial headlights when the music stops.

[cynwoody]

Even buying items such as bread is being replaced by the telephone.

The telephone is so 1990. You actually have to speak to a human to order stuff??

[cynwoody]

Next up, the assassination of JFK, brought to you December 5th, 1963.

Don't I get a discount on 13-day-old presidential assassinations?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Is the reporter on food stamps? His grammar needs a healthy boost.

[PA Engineer]

The telephone is so 1990. You actually have to speak to a human to order stuff??

LOL. So true. People don't even talk to each other now. My Daughter was scolding me for ordering a pizza over the phone, rather than on the internet.

[Dusty Road]

A simple glitch in a system and no food for you! What a very fragile thread you’ve allowed your life to hang by.