The federal EBT website was unavailable due to the government shutdown.
◼ U.S. Department of Agriculture spokeswoman Courtney Rowe underscored that the outage is not related to the government shutdown. - AP
◼ EBT card failures cause ‘complete chaos’ at Walmart stores - Twitchy
THEY DONE SHUT DOWN EBT CARDS IN MISSISSIPPI...... Walmart fulla mad motha fuckas right now
— J.Thrash (@dreadsANDretros) October 12, 2013
Working at walmart while EBT is fucking up <<< I just might get shot today. Lol.
— . (@_KaylaJeann) October 12, 2013
◼ ‘Riot time!’: Food stamp users in near-panic over EBT card failures - Twitchy
Hundreds of reports on Twitter from many parts of the country indicate that Electronics Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards (the electronic version of food stamps) are not working this afternoon.
@CBSPhilly A power outage in a facility that handles EBT cards is causing disruptions to the program in 17 states.
— Bill Lind (@Bill_Lind) October 12, 2013
So ebt got shutdown in a few states aka lot of hungry ppl bout to start a riot, lock ur doors i predict a fuckin massacre
— ♡❤♡Lush Goddess❤♡❤ (@hood_fantasy) October 12, 2013
◼ EBT shutdown ‘glitch’ doesn’t bode well for Obamacare’s future - Twitchy
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. #EBT pic.twitter.com/O3cxi8pPHr
— Christian (@ChristianCalls1) October 12, 2013
