EBT has been shut down

[sc281]

It was "one line of code"...

I found the fucker who did it!!

[Sean88gt]

Does this have anything to do with section 8 payments? I hope so, my Lil town is going to shit.

[brandon01rt]

This is disgusting... people need govt help! How will my kids eat? Oh, thats right I pay my own bills and buy my own groceries...

[dcs13]

Now THAT would be an interesting target for an accomplished hacker...That and the oBummercare site...Where's anonymous when you want them?

[Forever_frost]

It's effecting all states at the moment as all food stamp programs draw federal funds at least some so they're all shut down at the moment. Digging around on this one to find out more information

[Forever_frost]

Amid major problems reported Saturday all across America with the Electronic Benefits Transfer System (i.e., electronic food stamp debit cards), leaving consumers stuck with no way to pay at registers, many people took to Twitter to express concern.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/12/folks-about-to-riot-twitter-explodes-with-outrage-over-electronic-food-stamp-shutdown/

[68RR]

They're limiting them to 25 dollars here in Tulsa. Wife and daughter were out today and witnessed it.. Peoples weren't happy..

[dcs13]

HUMMM...Low information voters will blame this on the Goverment shutdown, and solidify their support for bArry...I wouldn't put it past these pieces of crap in DC... I can see the news finding tons of baby momma drama types to put on the tube.."My babies can't eat because of the shutdown..."
Or am I just a conspiracy kinda guy ?

[68RR]

HUMMM...Low information voters will blame this on the Goverment shutdown, and solidify their support for bArry...I wouldn't put it past these pieces of crap in DC...
Or am I just a conspiracy kinda guy ?

more than likely true, as bammer is pulling everything he can...

[Forever_frost]

Oh I picked a fight on the Boston CBS page on this and was explaining just how cheaply you can feed a family and was called every name in the book.

[diablo rojo]

Holy shit, worldwide!?!

[dcs13]

Holy shit, worldwide!?!

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Uh, you can use those outside the US ?? I guess it wouldn't suprise me if it worked in the craphole south of us aka mekico

[Country cracker]

I heard it was caused by an elictrical outage, but who knows.

[line-em-up]

One lesson to learn from this is that depending on the government for things is a bad idea and can quickly turn ugly in bad times. Of course, the libs won't see it this way. They will use it as an excuse to blame non-libs for shutting down the govt.

[Forever_frost]

According to NBC, it's back up in 17 states