Posted on 01/30/2023 7:38:47 AM PST by artichokegrower
The EBT cards the state uses to deliver financial assistance to low-income residents lack security features common to credit and debit cards. California officials plan to upgrade. Meanwhile, they’re paying millions to replace stolen money and food stamps.
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In December, Congress approved a spending bill allowing states to use federal funds to reimburse victims of food stamp theft that happened after Oct. 1, 2022.
First California taxpayers had to pay for the state's incompentance but now all of America's taxpayers get to chip in.
I would bet the rent money that this dough finds its way into Democrat’s campaign coffers....................
Digital money so easy to steal you don’t even have to leave home
doesn’t the stolen money have to go to a registered EBT goods provider? Seems like it would be easy to trace.
I don’t understand CalFresh. Tried once and had too much income but I know people who own homes and get food stamps.
EBT cards were handed out like candy during covid. Schools gave them to students.
They don’t have chips and some retailers appear to allow them to be typed in of they don’t swipe. That might even be a government requirement.
Some people may be persuaded to type them in without the physical card present, like from a photo on a smart phone, or without verification of the card user’s identity. They are pin secure but pins are not that secure which is how we got to EMV chips on credit and debit cards anyway. I suspect relatives share ebt cards and unfortunately we know elder abuse is a real thing.
I do not like the idea of the government covering theft of ebt funds unless it can be truly shown they were stolen and there’s hope of recovery through prosecution. Unless there’s an insurance mechanism in place.
BIDEN & Company pushing for cash to end & for everything to be digital.
Probably an inside job.
If waste, fraud, abuse and theft could be eliminated from the culture we’d save so much money long term.
“ doesn’t the stolen money have to go to a registered EBT goods provider? Seems like it would be easy to trace.”
Just find the parking lot with the greatest number of escalades
An easy solution: END this EBT foolishness!
I am reminded of a football drill I had to participate in back in the day: “Root hog or die!”
That is what life is all about - not “FREE STUFF” paid for by the poor suffering American taxpayer!
There has to be bias. I was honest, felt weird asking for help, got none. But I see homeowners, people with ritzy cars and piles of cool stuff going in and getting free stuff. I know some people sign away to a relative to get free stuff, no clue on all the scams.
Root hog or die
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I had never heard of that expression. Thanks, I learned something new today.
I suspect an “inside” job. These illegal aliens go to California, are given a driver’s license, registered to vote, and are immediately put on all the benefit programs. I also suspect they are also given state jobs where they can funnel money to all their buddies, including democrat politicians.
It was a tackle drill.
The Coach would put one guy in a circle of his teammates, and call one of his teammate’s number.
Guy in the center had to avoid being tackled by the guy whose number was called. No blind side allowed.
Root hog or die!
HS coaches probably can’t do that now.
PS This was in 1955 through 1959 when I was in High School.
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