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Food stamp fiasco results in declined benefits at some Coast, statewide stores (MS)
Sun Herald ^ | Oct 12, 2013 | By MARY MARGARET HALFORD and JUSTIN MITCHELL

Posted on 10/12/2013 12:23:21 PM PDT by Islander7

Food stamp users across Mississippi and neighboring states were being declined Saturday morning as they tried to use their EBT, or Electronic Benefit Transfer, cards at grocery, dollar and convenience stores.

A Sam's Club member services representative, however, said the cards would work if purchases were broken down into smaller increments worth less than $90, but one food stamps user said his card wouldn't work for a $4 purchase.

(Excerpt) Read more at sunherald.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: ebt; foodlinereplacement; foodstamps; govtshutdown; impeachnow; marxists; mississippi; operationwhipcracker; welfare; wellfare
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To: Yogafist
Liquor stores and strip clubs hardest hit.

Don't forget Casinos

21 posted on 10/12/2013 12:49:57 PM PDT by Ez2BRepub
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To: who knows what evil?

No, not my money, that is what they are saying on twitter, you should read some of this stuff


22 posted on 10/12/2013 12:50:04 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: riri
Two observations. Every single tweeter tweeting about food stamps is black. Despite great effort to change the stigma and giving food stamps fancy new names (SNAP,LINK, EBT, Bridge, etc) it is still just called FOOD STAMPS

Wonder how much money it is costing them for the Internet service to get on Twitter, that could be used, instead, for food?

23 posted on 10/12/2013 12:53:02 PM PDT by Ez2BRepub
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To: Islander7
"This is a test. This is only a test. If this were the real SHTF you would be ordered to turn in your guns and be directed to the nearest "freedom camp".

Just checkin' to see how much time they need to round up the Tea Party, Whitey and his guns before "commander zero's" civilian defense force starts redistributin'.

24 posted on 10/12/2013 12:53:09 PM PDT by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Sorry...I was replying to the twitter quote ‘Where my money at?’


25 posted on 10/12/2013 12:53:54 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: Sarah Barracuda; Islander7
Instagram feed...

dream_gurl11 8 minutes ago They officially cut off food stamps at winn dixie... Ppl left the baskets and walked out.

http://instagram.com/p/fYQYFkkpVa/

More here

26 posted on 10/12/2013 12:54:59 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Are you reading their twitter’s-unreal.


27 posted on 10/12/2013 12:55:06 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Read some of the tweets the EBTers are posting. As long as whitey will feed them, they’ll use the cards. Shamelessly.
And no, that’s no more racist than John Derbyshire writing about ‘the talk’ on NR. For which he was fired. Spineless jellyfish.
Just the facts, ma’am.


28 posted on 10/12/2013 12:55:09 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's foundinge fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: tumblindice
Lot's of talk about those who "deserve" food stamps.

These people are not the same species.

29 posted on 10/12/2013 12:56:24 PM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (There should be a whole lot more going on than throwing bleach, said one woman.)
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To: fatima

Yeah Im reading some of them, I dont know whether to laugh or cry..after reading these twitter posts there is no question as to why Obama was elected not once but twice..before I can say I understood why but after reading this, yeah now I get it


30 posted on 10/12/2013 12:57:10 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: fabian

They want riot’s.


31 posted on 10/12/2013 12:57:28 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Ez2BRepub

They’re probably tweeting from their Obamaphones.


32 posted on 10/12/2013 12:57:31 PM PDT by Squawk 8888 (I'd give up chocolate but I'm no quitter)
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To: smoothsailing

Can someone tell me why one person needs 6 boxes of Jimmy Dean breakfast croissants..and damn..that is a lot of meat, even for a large family


33 posted on 10/12/2013 12:58:25 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Islander7

Wasn’t just MS or just Sam’s. Was at VA Costco and Aldi’s today. Both had signs saying EBT not working, only cash/debit/credit card purchases.


34 posted on 10/12/2013 12:59:14 PM PDT by EDINVA
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More here, with some good links:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3078090/posts?q=1&;page=1


35 posted on 10/12/2013 12:59:48 PM PDT by elpinta (Jer. 10:23 - It really holds true!)
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To: smoothsailing

Why am I not surprised they do not have the courtesy to put the goods back on the shelves? Don’t they know the hassle they created for the people who work...oh, yeah. Never mind.


36 posted on 10/12/2013 12:59:59 PM PDT by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: Sarah Barracuda
Can someone tell me why one person needs 6 boxes of Jimmy Dean breakfast croissants..and damn..that is a lot of meat, even for a large family

Single mom, twelve kids; all with different last names. :-)

37 posted on 10/12/2013 1:00:53 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: tumblindice

Yep, most of the tweets are from blacks who are threatening to riot unless their EBT cards work again. Ive seen plenty of white people use these cards too so its a mix, but the ones who are pissed off on twitter are majority black..gee, makes ya wonder..they are so poor they need EBT cards yet they can tweet from their computers or phones..how did they get the money to afford those things(Or is it Obamaphones and Obamacomputers for everyone)


38 posted on 10/12/2013 1:00:53 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: who knows what evil?

HAHAHA..and I guess those kids all like Jimmy Dean Croissants LOL..Ive never had one wonder if they are any good


39 posted on 10/12/2013 1:01:51 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: EDINVA

Same thing here in rural Georgia.


40 posted on 10/12/2013 1:02:46 PM PDT by Publius (To love another person is to see the face of God.)
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