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Computer Failure Cuts Off Access to Food Benefits
New York Times ^
| October 12, 2013
Posted on 10/12/2013 9:05:29 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
People in California, New Jersey and 15 other states found themselves temporarily unable to use their food stamp debit-style cards on Saturday, after a routine test of backup systems by the vendor Xerox resulted in a system failure.
Illinois residents began reporting problems with their cards — known as LINK — on Saturday morning, said Januari Smith, a spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Human Services.
“It really is a bad situation, but they are working to get it fixed as soon as possible,” she said.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ebt; foodstamps; january; snap
The AP/NYT found a state worker named Januari Smith.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Diet Coke and Cheetos hardest hit.
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posted on
10/12/2013 9:08:40 PM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: Oldeconomybuyer; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows
Let them eat their Obamafoams!
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posted on
10/12/2013 9:09:57 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Revolting cat!
I know Stater Bros was happy to see my regular ATM card... Sign said no EBT... I am in deep blue California.
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posted on
10/12/2013 9:15:19 PM PDT
by
BigEdLB
(Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Preview of the Apocalypse, I guess.
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posted on
10/12/2013 9:30:35 PM PDT
by
fhayek
To: Oldeconomybuyer
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posted on
10/12/2013 9:34:34 PM PDT
by
LyinLibs
(If victims of islam were more "islamophobic," maybe they'd still be alive.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
She married a guy named Febweeairy Jones. If they have ten kids there are plenty of names left on the calendar.
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posted on
10/12/2013 9:37:32 PM PDT
by
VerySadAmerican
(".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
To: VerySadAmerican
THAT is funny. Well played!
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posted on
10/12/2013 9:39:02 PM PDT
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Januari Smith, a spokeswoman for the Illinois Department of Human Services. What does Februari Jones have to say about it?
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posted on
10/12/2013 9:39:31 PM PDT
by
Graybeard58
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The New York Times? My heart bleads for “Pinch, that +++++++++pEs, and *******. Does that say enough? No.
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posted on
10/12/2013 9:44:09 PM PDT
by
Fungi
To: Oldeconomybuyer
If they go past ten kids, and it’s very possible, they can always start using computer names like “Download” and “Hard Drive”. But the perfect name would be “Gigga”. You KNOW what his friends would call him.
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posted on
10/12/2013 10:13:11 PM PDT
by
VerySadAmerican
(".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
To: Oldeconomybuyer
Just wait till it is healthcare that suffers a huge computer glitch, oh wait.
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posted on
10/13/2013 12:48:34 AM PDT
by
MarMema
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I feel sorry for the staff that had to restock the shelves with the items left at the register.
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posted on
10/13/2013 5:33:17 AM PDT
by
New Jersey Realist
(America: home of the free because of the brave)
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