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Food stamp fiasco results in declined benefits at some Coast, statewide stores (MS)
Sun Herald ^ | Oct 12, 2013 | By MARY MARGARET HALFORD and JUSTIN MITCHELL

Posted on 10/12/2013 12:23:21 PM PDT by Islander7

Food stamp users across Mississippi and neighboring states were being declined Saturday morning as they tried to use their EBT, or Electronic Benefit Transfer, cards at grocery, dollar and convenience stores.

A Sam's Club member services representative, however, said the cards would work if purchases were broken down into smaller increments worth less than $90, but one food stamps user said his card wouldn't work for a $4 purchase.

(Excerpt) Read more at sunherald.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: ebt; foodlinereplacement; foodstamps; govtshutdown; impeachnow; marxists; mississippi; operationwhipcracker; welfare; wellfare
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To: JPII Be Not Afraid

“we are all called to love one another.”

We are called to love God first, then treat another like we would treat ourselves. Loving God does not constitute STEALING from your brother and sister while in the midst of sinning against God by allowing sexual immorality aka fornication/ignoring the commandment of God concerning natural marriage and reproducing from different sperm donors (Which brings more $$$ from the soulless bureaucracy).

Raping the taxpayer in order to subsidize your lifestyle/bad choices is stealing. Charity comes through the individual, not a soulless bureaucracy that craves dependency. Let the individual decide, not the bureaucracy.


161 posted on 10/12/2013 8:45:11 PM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: workerbee

The Schwann’s truck comes to our business to sell to the employees. I noticed it has a “We accept EBT” sign painted on it now.


162 posted on 10/12/2013 8:53:11 PM PDT by publana (Beware the olive branch extended by a Dem for it disguises a clenched fist.)
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To: rollo tomasi

Your arguing with the wrong person about people being on welfare. I never said anything for or against it.


163 posted on 10/12/2013 8:54:45 PM PDT by JPII Be Not Afraid
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To: JPII Be Not Afraid
I am responding to your post #125 concerning the “posts” you failed to specifically call out. You want to paint with a broad brush, then, be prepared to be answered with the same vigor.

And yes, food stamps should be replaced by MREs picked up at centralized locations on an individual State level through the proper legislation, not through the Federal Government unless circumstances like a major catastrophes or wartime calls for TEMPORARY federal subsidies. Civilization at the core is very fragile. God is very adamant about sticking to sexual fundamentals (Marriage) for a reason.

164 posted on 10/12/2013 9:06:28 PM PDT by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians.)
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To: hockeyfan44

Welcome aboard!


165 posted on 10/12/2013 9:25:35 PM PDT by Girlene (Hey, NSA!)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

That one? You’d think that neighborhood was well off. It’s a lib craphole on the other hand.


166 posted on 10/12/2013 9:34:45 PM PDT by max americana (fired liberals in our company last election, and I laughed while they cried (true story))
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To: rollo tomasi

MRE’s have nothing to do with what I stated. I was stating that we will never win in the realm of ideas if all we can do is be as hateful as the other side. We should be a compassionate people, we don’t know others circumstances and to make fun of them in a time of need only proves their thoughts that we are heartless, when we know we care the most. We must find a way to show love to others, especially those on the other side, if we ever want them to take us seriously and listen to what we have to say. Let’s not give them the ammunition they need to try and prove their points that we are all about hate when we know we are not. Would you listen to someone trying to demoralize you into their way of thinking. It is not about being heard from you own party it is being heard by the other side. Just as someone has to earn my respect to be heard by me, we need to earn their respect to be heard by us.


167 posted on 10/12/2013 9:41:11 PM PDT by JPII Be Not Afraid
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To: Islander7

BTTT


168 posted on 10/12/2013 10:40:59 PM PDT by proust
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To: Islander7

They probably tried to tie it into the Obama Care system to ensure it has all the data on all the people all the time. As goes the OC exchanges, so goes EBT.


169 posted on 10/13/2013 4:27:30 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Islander7
Because there are white, black and hispanic scammers with 5 obamaphones, an obama gas card, ebt cards and rent assistance... and they do not need them... but it is low hanging fruit and they have no morality within them. Most are dims. A few are not into politics... they are just into freebies.
170 posted on 10/13/2013 7:13:45 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: smoothsailing

That is the poster for a rat controlled government. They can’t even give away food without screwing that up too!


171 posted on 10/13/2013 7:17:35 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: Squawk 8888

obama gave away millions of laptops and Ipads also.


172 posted on 10/13/2013 7:18:41 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: who knows what evil?

I have people here coming into my business with boxes of steaks etc and they purchased them on ebt cards and want half price for everything. I run them out and tell them they are stealing.


173 posted on 10/13/2013 7:20:54 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: Islander7

If Michelle Obama really wanted to change the eating habits in the USA, she would support a modification to the EBT rules to only allow healthy foods to be purchased.

This would probably result in lower diabetes rates and would save our health care system a bunch of money.


174 posted on 10/13/2013 7:23:35 AM PDT by Andy from Chapel Hill
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To: COBOL2Java
Skittles and watermelon tea.
175 posted on 10/13/2013 7:23:52 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: onyx

I have seen two carts full being loaded into fairly new cars from the clunker trade in program. obama/biden stickers are a given. All paid for by their ebt cards... and I have been in line at Rouses in Gulfport and watched them check out in front of me.


176 posted on 10/13/2013 7:30:19 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: manc

When you are 5’6” and 200 lbs... there is never a time that you are not hungry.


177 posted on 10/13/2013 7:36:55 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: hockeyfan44

Welcome to Free Republic!


178 posted on 10/13/2013 7:37:31 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: Travis McGee

Zombie Apocalypse.

LLS


179 posted on 10/13/2013 7:47:21 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
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To: max americana

Its right next to The Grove, so its a decent area, compared to the one on La Brea this one is much better, they just recently opened it..but yeah, Ive seen more than 1 person use their EBT cards in that store, as well as the Whole Foods right next to Kmart across the street


180 posted on 10/13/2013 10:33:32 AM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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