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Food stamp debit cards not working in many states(Interesting pic at link;)
Santa Cruz Sentinel ^ | 10/12/2013 | Associated Press

Posted on 10/12/2013 1:21:20 PM PDT by mdittmar

People in Ohio, Michigan and several other states found themselves unable to use their food stamp debit cards on Saturday, after a routine check by vendor Xerox Corp. resulted in a system failure. Shoppers from Maine to Oklahoma had to abandon baskets of groceries because they couldn't access their benefits.

Ohio's cash and food assistance card payment systems went down at 11 a.m., said Benjamin Johnson, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Ohio's cash system has been fixed, however its electronic benefits transfer card system is still down. All states that use Xerox systems are affected by the outage.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Maine; US: Michigan; US: Ohio; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: ebt; foodlinereplacement; foodstamps; govtshutdown; impeachnow; maine; michigan; obamapunishes; ohio; oklahoma; operationwhipcracker; wellfare
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To: LostInBayport
That was some video. My favorite part was the angry behemoth who ranted on and on at a recording.

Unfortunately, when the SHTF she'll be able to feed off her fat for at least three months.

81 posted on 10/12/2013 4:26:56 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
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To: mdittmar

Someday, they will stop working and never start up again. The riots will make the deaths in WWII seem insignificant.


82 posted on 10/12/2013 4:30:57 PM PDT by FreeAtlanta (Liberty or Big Government - you can't have both.)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

They could pawn their Air Jordans, fake gold bling and rap music.


83 posted on 10/12/2013 4:37:13 PM PDT by Henry Hnyellar
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To: liberalh8ter
Valuable teaching moment here.....

Yeah, those who rely and depend on the government are destined for disappointment.

84 posted on 10/12/2013 4:41:33 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: mdittmar

No problem...
those of us who actually pay for such government free bees just need to step up and catch the bill at the cash register for these poor people and turn in the receipt for a tax reduction. Same difference.


85 posted on 10/12/2013 4:47:03 PM PDT by Recompennation (Constitutional protection for all not just selectively for Democrats.)
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To: mdittmar

People can not buy non-food products with food stamps. Most people who receive assistance are not on drugs. Most are not satisfied with having to need assistance. If the poor have the power to manipulate the government then the Easter bunny is in charge of the geo-physics department at MIT


86 posted on 10/12/2013 5:06:17 PM PDT by 2903Webb
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To: LostInBayport
"Hopefully, just hopefully, some will have the seed planted in the back of their mind and consider doing for themselves. "

Never. Happen. Ever seen people at an out of service ATM? They'll push that "enter" button until their finger hurts on the off chance it just might work. How about the guy in a trance, mindlessly feeding quarters into the one-armed bandits in Vegas? Psychologists working with lab rats, and animal trainers in general know this as the "variable schedule reward" system. Most effective method known for hardwiring repetitive behavior into a subject. Keep doing as directed by a handler, and sometimes you get your "reward." Sometimes you don't. The subject comes to understand the only way to get a reward at all, is to keep doing as directed by the handler. No EBT today? Maybe tomorrow. "Work is fo' sukas."
87 posted on 10/12/2013 5:18:23 PM PDT by PowderMonkey (WILL WORK FOR AMMO)
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To: Excellence

No, no, no!!

They had their hair and nails ‘did’, not ‘done’.


88 posted on 10/12/2013 5:19:38 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: dennisw
I'll bet that zero Hispanic women with EBT cards have a problem cooking beans and good for them!!!

That is true and in general third worlders can do just fine with stuff right out of the ground (or pod). My wife, from India, knows all the tricks for food preparation in primitive conditions. I would be more like the helpless EBT card holders (but do know you need to soak beans and lentils).

89 posted on 10/12/2013 5:21:57 PM PDT by steve86 (Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
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To: mdittmar

Whiggas and Niggas in the parking lot at the Safeway in LaPlata, Md.,
very upset. EBT cards not working.
I couldn’t muster any sympathy, actually I rather enjoyed it.
Seriously though, it’s very easy to extrapolate how bad it will be it gets real.


90 posted on 10/12/2013 5:27:33 PM PDT by Palio di Siena (Obama loves the USA like OJ loved Nicole)
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To: RckyRaCoCo

Hugh and Series!!


91 posted on 10/12/2013 5:40:47 PM PDT by Lockbar (Quality Factory Loaded Ammunition ----- The New Gold!)
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To: Bon of Babble

Yesterday received another 500 OO buck. I’ze be’s ready!


92 posted on 10/12/2013 5:43:51 PM PDT by Lockbar (Quality Factory Loaded Ammunition ----- The New Gold!)
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To: 2903Webb
For whatever reason their rolls have skyrocketed under Obama.
93 posted on 10/12/2013 5:45:05 PM PDT by John W (Viva Cristo Rey!)
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To: All

Another reason to keep a few hundred bucks cash on hand at all times in case electronic CC/ATM transactions go down.

Cash is king.


94 posted on 10/12/2013 5:46:52 PM PDT by Rodney Dangerfield (Ask the MSM about Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian. Observe the subsequent blank stares.)
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To: ealgeone
wings from the deli aren’t essential if you’re on the public dole.

You're right - and you can't buy them with a Food Stamp EBT card.

I have no clue why this is a "news" story. The system goes down and it has nothing to do with the so-called "shutdown" of the government.

I was in Food Lion about a month or so ago and the EBT system went down and no one got bent out of shape, until it was determined that the EBT system going down took down all electronic transactions - then there was a bit of angst, from folks using debit/credit cards (like me.)

95 posted on 10/12/2013 6:16:23 PM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: steve86
 
 
You are one of the few who actually gets what the game is. The food manufacturers/retailers have a guaranteed clientele, with guaranteed steady paychecks from uncle sam. With this sort of consistent customer base one of the advantages for them is that they can anticipate their financial scenarios with more predictability. The profit margin in the grocery business is very low - something like 1-3% - they're not going to care who someone is, what they buy, how expensive it is or how much of it, just as long as they get their money from the government, it's all good for them.
 
 

96 posted on 10/12/2013 6:28:20 PM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: metmom
We lived in a welfare town for 18 LOOOOONNNNNGGGGG years and saw it all. Those kids went hungry.

And when they do eat, it's junk food. Some years ago we took another family with us to a buffet dinner on our dime. They have four kids. So I'm behind the 10 and 12 year-old kids watching what food they got for their plates. All crap and sugary treats. I told them to put salad and veggies on their plates. They gave me a disgusted look, and said they never eat that stuff. I asked what about mom and pop? They said no, none of us eat that stuff. Ever. My kids thought it was pathetic, as mine eat balanced meals. Three of those other four kids are now grown with kids of their own, repeating the cycle of junk food (and being poor), except one gal who joined the Navy and got straightened out (the only successful one who is now a nurse with three kids).

97 posted on 10/12/2013 6:29:32 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: Excellence
and I remember noticing at the time that all those women had their hair and nails done. Where do they get the money for that?

Did you ever think they did it themselves or a friend did them? Except in the spring and early summer (and right now because of yard work,) my nails always look just so - and I have NEVER paid to have them done.

I'm not denying what you are saying is often true, but you can't make such a judgement without knowing the entire story. Not that long ago I was using food stamps. Lots of things in our lives changed because of the drastic drop in household income (which happens when both regular incomes disappear) but one thing that didn't change was our appearance in general. Now that our income is almost back where it was and we are not getting any assistance, our general appearance still hasn't changed.

Not everyone getting assistance is a total leech.

98 posted on 10/12/2013 6:54:29 PM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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To: Gabz

Low information voters are flooding social media with the idea that the Food stamps are no more because of

1)The Republicans
2)The TEA party


99 posted on 10/12/2013 6:59:30 PM PDT by listenhillary (Courts, law enforcement, roads and national defense should be the extent of government)
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To: listenhillary

I know.

The biggest problem I have noticed on facebook, is the people claiming such nonsense have no clue how the system works.

Unfortunately, judging from many comments I’ve seen on Free Republic and not just on this particular thread, is most people have NO clue how the system works.


100 posted on 10/12/2013 7:43:56 PM PDT by Gabz (Democrats for Voldemort.)
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