Thread: Michelle Malkin: ‘Riot time!’: Food stamp users in near-panic over EBT card failures

Michelle Malkin

‘Riot time!’: Food stamp users in near-panic over EBT card failures

==> http://twitchy.com/2013/10/12/riot-t...card-failures/

Welcome to the great city of Barry-Opolus ... if you look behind the curtain you will see Barry the Flim Flam Man flipping off the EBT to cause Mayhem

15 kids and somebody needs to pay for all my children, somebody needs to be held accountable


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=rPRtIOmPOD0

Daddy. @SayNaiToDrugs
ebt is down. there's about to be a muhfckn riot.
2:21 PM - 12 Oct 2013

Juliet Ames @thebrokenplate
Almost a riot in Aldi bc EBT is down. Not leaving the house again.
2:56 PM - 12 Oct 2013

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Mr. Lee @JohnLee216

They tryna be funny cutting EBT food stamps in Cleveland, OH. Well, A hungry enough man will KILL. Government Shutdown 13'
2:05 PM - 12 Oct 2013 from New York, NY, United States

Black Ops 2 #330 @cavsaddict

People gonna riot at acme #ebt
2:12 PM - 12 Oct 2013

*Se~Se* @SweetKisses_86
EBT is shut down world wide
2:56 PM - 12 Oct 2013


World Wide I Tell Ya... World Wide

BREAKING: Power Outage and Food Shortages Causing Panic Nationwide

Posted by: Steven Ahle Posted date: October 12, 2013 In: News

People all across the US are experiencing problems with their food stamp cards (EBT), especially in Philadelphia. A spokesman for Gov Corbett told NBC 10 that the problem is caused from a power outage in Texas and is on the card vendor’s end of the business.
The spokesman said that several parts of the country are having the same problem, also related to the Texas blackout. Meanwhile card recipients have taken to Twitter wondering if it’s part of the government shutdown.
Sheree Powell, Director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, told NBC 10 that the problem stems from a power outage at a Xerox facility. EBT cards in several states are powered by a company owned by Xerox named ACS Inc.
Karen Arena, a spokeswoman for Xerox said,:

“We are getting updated in real time. But as far as I know right now some of the Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) system is experiencing temporary connectivity issues. Technical staff is addressing the issue and expect the system to be restored soon. The issue stemmed from a routine check of the system.”

The USDA also confirmed that there is no problem with the cards from their end and they are monitoring the situation.

“EBT cards in a number of states have temporarily stopped working today due to a technical issue that the vendor that serves these states is experiencing. The vendor is working to fix this issue and EBT cards will work again once it is resolved.
This issue is not related to the government shutdown.”

This story is still developing.


http://freepatriot.org/2013/10/12/br...ic-nationwide/