Per Baltimore Radio (WCBM), Food Stamp System is Down

WCBM Caller ^ | October 10, 2013 aprox 12:40 pm

[mason-dixon]

On the Chuck Brooks Law-Call hour, 12:00-1:00 pm, Saturday October 10, on the Baltimore station WCBM, two separate callers stated that the "Food Stamp System" was not working at several Baltimore grocery stores. The second caller mentioned that folks in the store were blaming Republicans.

I cannot personally confirm these reports. Are other Freepers noticing this in their locations?

[GeronL]

Anything in the mainstream local news sources about this EBT crash yet??

[MUDDOG]

It’s written in the script of Baltimordor, which I shall not utter here, but means, “One card to bring them in and in the darkness bind them.”

Very well said!

[GeronL]

WLOX- Food Stamps being Declined

http://www.wlox.com/story/23675188/food-stamps-being-declined-in-south-ms

[riri]

Damn, where are you? This is no time to have a life!!!

[Excellence]

A State of Florida budget analysis performed for the Florida Senate stated that federal funding for Florida’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) expired with the rest of the farm bill on September 30, 2013. To bridge this funding gap, the federal Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) will use its authority under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to continue operations and benefit payments to Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards (also known as Food Stamps) only through October 31, 2013.

Federal funding for cash payments to welfare recipients, known as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), also expired September 30, 2013. The Florida Senate budget analysis stated that this program now lacks federal authorization and funding.

http://occupywallst.org/forum/government-shut-down-could-end-florida-food-stamps/

[workerbee]

Here's a blog in Georgia saying the same thing, with comments saying it's also happened in Ohio.

EBT card not working

[Mama Shawna]

October 10?

First thing I noticed. Today is the 12th.

[Explorer89]

Out in Elkton, MD around 1:00. I got my shopping done, just fine :)

[Publius]

Obama is upping the ante in his negotiations with the Republicans. If things get too far out of hand, he can use the martial law option, and this is leverage he will use against the Republicans this weekend.

[sandpit]

Down in Rockford, IL too. Cashier asked me if I was using link, I said I was paying with my own money.

[Crimson Elephant]

Down in Alabama too.

I think the intensity level just got ratcheted up a few notches.

[hoagy62]

The Wash DC NPR classic music station has been running those emergency broadcast tests weekly for the last month and a half.

Non-issue. As a former broadcaster, I know you HAVE to run those things once a week. EVERY station does. That's FCC law. You just may not have noticed it before a month-and-a-half ago.

[IM2MAD]

We are always hearing about how Social Security is going to run out of
money.

How come we never hear about Welfare running out of money?

Maybe we’re hearing it now.

[don-o]

The Oct 10 date is entered by the FReeper who posted the thread. This downage IS happening now.

[riri]

No doubt. Wish you could be a fly on the wall in those meetings.

I'd look that f'er right in the eye and say, "Let it burn"

[RightGeek]

http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=958010#.UlmMYxB0KSk

We are being told that a technical services vendor (Xerox) had a power outage which did affect being able to pay with a benefits card in several states. As of early Saturday afternoon, the debit system was back up and the SNAP program was being rebooted, with expectations that all services would be back up shortly.

[Husker24]

This makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I hope someone hacked into the system and crashed it.

[workerbee]

LOL, just posted that story.

[tumblindice]

I’m watching the AMC ‘Walking Dead’ marathon with the better half, and wondering if life will imitate art.

[Excellence]

http://www.thedailysheeple.com/ebt-system-crashes-in-10-states-millions-unable-to-use-their-food-stamp-cards_112012