Because of the cost of obomacare (the straw that broke the camels back), our economy has until the fall of 2015 (Sept., Oct.) if this isn't reversed.
All hell is going to break loose when those EBT cards stop working. Those people will no longer have politicians to steal for them, so they'll start stealing for themselves. (That's why it's very, very important the American people protect their Constitutional right of self defense.)
As a cost cutting measure, the DoD is considering closing all US commissaries. Many other things will be cut before they defund the EBT cards.