Computer outage causes interruption in use of food-stamp benefits

Washington Post ^ | October 12, 2013 | Ovetta Wiggins

[Travis McGee]

People in 17 states, including Maryland and Virginia, who tried to buy groceries using electronic food-stamp cards were turned away from supermarkets Saturday as a result of a computer outage.

The system failure affected low-income individuals and families who receive food benefits through the SNAP and WIC programs.

The outage occurred during a “routine test” of backup systems Saturday morning, Jennifer Wasmer, a spokeswoman for Xerox, which administers the program, said. By late Saturday, access had been restored.

After the system failed, SNAP and WIC beneficiaries in the affected states were unable to buy food using electronic benefit transfers.

[Travis McGee]

I managed to slip a very early comment in after the article. If you "like" the comment, it will stay at the top and cause thousands of libtards to go into choking spasms. My comment:

Read "When the Music Stops, How America's Cities May Explode In Violence" to understand the dire consequences that may result when, and not if, the unsustainable EBT system finally crashes for good. Google it, I wrote it last year. Or read, "Will Obama Stop the Music This November?" a shorter essay I wrote last week.

Funny how this "computer glitch" (haw haw haw, snicker), happened just now. It couldn't be a warning shot to the GOP not to mess with granting Obama his infinite debt limit increase, could it? "Youse wouldn't want to see the cities all rioting and burning, now would youse? Capiche? Better extend that debt limit credit card to the moon, and I mean now. Else youse won't like what happens when the food stamp cards all go down."

[quimby]

When the music stops...

Noticed this in Socal today at the market. The checker said the government was out of money.

[Travis McGee]

That's what the EBT crowd will believe, no matter what "officials" say to the contrary.

"Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied." ~~Bismark

[MichaelCorleone]

Methinks this is a test case for 1)seeing if the Repubs can get the blame, and 2) how long would it take for a ‘computer outage’ to result in chaos in the streets.

[cripplecreek]

They’re back up and working now.

Now for the fun part. The idiots think EBT cards were turned off for blacks alone.

>>No, ‘white people’s EBT’ isn’t working either; Xerox ‘glitch’ blamed for 17-state shutdown<<

http://twitchy.com/2013/10/12/no-white-peoples-ebt-isnt-working-either-xerox-glitch-blamed-for-17-state-shutdown/?utm_source=autotweet&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=twitter

[Secret Agent Man]

...who tried to buy groceries with cards loaded with other peoples’ money....

[DonaldC]

Be nice to have a little more detail on this “outage”.

[Publius]

I find it odd that Fox News has nothing about this on its website.

[Travis McGee]

I agree on both counts. It was a “test” and a warning to the GOP to give Obama his infinite debt increase...”or else.”

[Jack Hydrazine]

“The Day The EBT Died”...

Sounds like a song I heard long ago!

[quimby]

The govt took all the good computer people and put them on healthcare.gov

[Travis McGee]

http://westernrifleshooters.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/bracken-when-the-music-stops-how-americas-cities-may-explode-in-violence/

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

The local Walmart has a sign on the door that they will not accept Cherokee Nation WIC cards.

[The Sons of Liberty]

Perhaps Hussein is looking for a reason to declare Martial Law.

[Selene]

I went to Safeway around 6pm and all of the doors had “NO EBT” “GLOBAL OUTAGE” signs.

I expected to see a riot or something. The place was empty. No drama noted.

This was in N. CA

[RocketMan1]

I read this earlier today and laughed. I thought of all of the 0bama-lemmings that elected and re-elected the assclown; probably all out buying T-bone steaks on the taxpayer’s dime for their Saturday cookouts. People whom have, usually many generations deep, built their entire existence around the government teat.

Get used to it, suckers!

[ruralvoter]

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/xerox-access-food-stamp-system-restored-17-states-affected-outage

Xerox: Access to food stamp system is restored in 17 states affected by outage

UNDATED (AP) — Xerox: Access to food stamp system is restored in 17 states affected by outage.

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[smokingfrog]

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-10-12/foodstamp-nation-turmoil-ebt-system-goes-dark-glitch-blamed

[Travis McGee]

“This has been a test of the National EBT Shutdown System. This has only been a test. In the event of an actual EBT Shutdown, stores will be looted within 24 hours.”

[MUDDOG]

LOL!