The Day All the Free Food Vanished

American Thinker ^ | 9 Feb, 2024 | Robert Weissberg

[MtnClimber]

What if Chinese hackers successfully disrupted the entire SNAP network?

FBI Director Christopher Wray recently warned America about a possible Chinese cyberattack on our electric grid, transportation centers, and energy facilities that would almost destroy our economy. The impact of such an attack is hardly hypothetical -- countless schools, hospitals and private firms have been hit with such attacks and millions in ransom has been paid to hackers.

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In 2020, 27% of SNAP recipients were Black.

Like all government programs, it occasionally stumbles. For example, recipients in Georgia recently had their payments delayed due to administrative glitches. Severe weather can also disrupt the transfer of funds as was recently illustrated in several Nebraska counties that lost power due to storms and tornadoes. In both instances, however, the federal government facilitated a quick recovery, and the problems were solved.

But what if Chinese hackers successfully disrupted the entire SNAP network? In an instant millions of Americans across the entire country, all lined up with shopping carts overflowing with food for the next week or two were told, “Sorry, your EBT card failed to work.

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Faced with starvation, mass looting and violence are likely, particularly in cities like Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, Newark, N.J., and dozens more that already experienced these disorders. Word will quickly spread to fellow other shoppers that their EBT cards don’t work, and the mayhem will commence. Some just leave the store without paying, groceries in hand. Others will quickly return to “shopping” to stock up before the shelves go bare. Store “security” will be helpless to stop this stampede and calling the police is futile -- no cops will arrest dozens of shoppers fleeing with “free” merchandise.

[small farm girl]

SNAP went down 3x last year, already 1x this year, can't recall it happening more than once in last 10 years. I started to get suspicious beyond the state's incompetency...this article gives greater pause. In MA, majority of users are Asian, Eastern European , Latino or Russian. They will just take it off our stand and walk away next time.

[bk1000]

“Years ago when food stamps were the method of payment, neighborhood party stores in Detroit would offer cash for the stamps for pennies on the dollar so the stamp recipients could use the cash to buy whatever.”

Now they have “EBT water”. Some states offer a fee for plastic bottle return. Deadbeats buy bottled water with the EBT card, pour out the water, and return the bottles for the deposit.

[ExGeeEye]

Dragon Day (2013)

[brianl703]

Now the scan is to buy cases of soda with SNAP benefits, then resell them to convenience store operators for cash at 50% of value.

[curious7]

They’d be doing us a favor since a) we’re broke and b) welfare is unconstitutional - the feddies weren’t granted that power by the constitution.

[goodnesswins]

Exactly...looks like one of their planned scenarios

[gattaca]

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