Walmart - EBT Cards

• sleeper

  

  Heretic;1517811 wrote:If you were $10k, you'd have real cash value!

  $10k is nothing for me.
• Heretic

  

  believer;1517810 wrote:OC leftists ranting about EBT card abuse. You clowns continue to vote for idiots in DC who create the welfare mess then try to pin the fault of this obvious computer "glitch" on the fact that Louisiana tends to vote Republican.
  
  Apparently it happened in leftist voting Ohio too (http://www.ksla.com/story/23675538/official-ebt-card-systems-now-up-and-running):
  
  
  
  
  
  STFU

  Too stupid to actually read and comprehend the thread, I see.
  
  For your slow, old mind...
  
  1. Thread about EBT abuse at a Wal-Mart.
  2. Belly rants about Obama and entitlement takers because in his mind, everything everywhere that goes wrong is because Obama, followed by Sleeper commenting that these people will then vote for a democrat.
  3. Zwick points out how this all happened in a heavily Republican area.
  
  NO ONE pointed out anything about how any potential glitch happened BECAUSE this happened in a republican area until you.
  
  Typical politard -- make up shit out of thin air to prove a point that has no relevance.
• Devils Advocate

  

  
• Manhattan Buckeye

  ZWICK 4 PREZ;1517804 wrote:What's your point? Is Dr. Carson a clever Democrat?

  My point is that yours was worthless. Do you think Dr. Carson has an EBT card? Just because this site leans "conservative" doesn't mean countering with unfounded arguments like yours is clever or worthwhile. Only an idiot would think the majority of these people voted for Romney, to the extent it matters- which is zero.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  "3. Zwick points out how this all happened in a heavily Republican area."
  
  You missed part 4, MB's post. Criminy I'd guarantee that Romney won Henrico Co., Virginia by some margin, but any person that lived there knows that in the east side (a few miles east of I-95) my guess that a large area (large enough to support 2 400 person/class school districts) most likely voted Obama by 80%, or more.
  
  
  
• believer

  

  Manhattan Buckeye;1517822 wrote:"3. Zwick points out how this all happened in a heavily Republican area."
  
  You missed part 4, MB's post. Criminy I'd guarantee that Romney won Henrico Co., Virginia by some margin, but any person that lived there knows that in the east side (a few miles east of I-95) my guess that a large area (large enough to support 2 400 person/class school districts) most likely voted Obama by 80%, or more.

  No. Only wacist Repubwicken Louisiannnnnna is what we're talking about.
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  said_aouita;1517793 wrote:I'm sure everyone who gets busted will be calling and complaining to wallyworld C.S. on their obama phones.

  I'm sure they were all on their Obama phones calling all their cousins, half-brothers, half-sisters, baby daddies, baby mamas, etc., from the store saying "hey, get down here, they are GIVING away FREE food.
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  Manhattan Buckeye;1517797 wrote:I don't see how this is wal-mart's fault....unless the cards had a daily limit they had to honor them. How would they know which were legit or not? As for the people using them past the limit what will (or should) happen is that future payments to their card will be netted out. Watch them gripe then.

  The grocery store this weekend where I shop had signs posted that the EBT System was down and, therefore, NO EBT debit cards would be temporarily accepted until the system was back up. That's what WallyWorld should have done.
• Heretic

  

  believer;1517826 wrote:No. Only wacist Repubwicken Louisiannnnnna is what we're talking about.

  It's cute how defensive Mr. Everything Is The Left's Fault gets whenever anyone hints that anyone remotely associated with his party might not be perfect.
• Heretic

  

  Scarlet_Buckeye;1517830 wrote:The grocery store this weekend where I shop had signs posted that the EBT System was down and, therefore, NO EBT debit cards would be temporarily accepted until the system was back up. That's what WallyWorld should have done.

  Yeah. I was in a store on Saturday stocking up on ground beef and when I went to pay with debit, the lady at the register asked what kind of card I had because of how EBT was down and couldn't be used if I was going that way.
  
  If Wal-Mart's stupid enough to let EBT shoppers shop anyway even though they can't do anything to ensure they're only taking what their card allows, then lol on them for being that moronic. But that's Wal-Mart for you -- a chain based around catering to the lowest common denominator. As a chain, they'd probably have to fold if they lost their welfare people.
• ZWICK 4 PREZ

  

  Manhattan Buckeye;1517821 wrote:My point is that yours was worthless. Do you think Dr. Carson has an EBT card? Just because this site leans "conservative" doesn't mean countering with unfounded arguments like yours is clever or worthwhile. Only an idiot would think the majority of these people voted for Romney, to the extent it matters- which is zero.

  You didn't have a point. You only had a stereotype. You seem to think it was only blacks who only vote democrat abused the system. Numbers in the area suggest otherwise.
• Iliketurtles

  

  Heretic;1517841 wrote:Yeah. I was in a store on Saturday stocking up on ground beef and when I went to pay with debit, the lady at the register asked what kind of card I had because of how EBT was down and couldn't be used if I was going that way.
  
  If Wal-Mart's stupid enough to let EBT shoppers shop anyway even though they can't do anything to ensure they're only taking what their card allows, then lol on them for being that moronic. But that's Wal-Mart for you -- a chain based around catering to the lowest common denominator. As a chain, they'd probably have to fold if they lost their welfare people.

  Yeah same thing happened to be I was shopping in Kroger around noonish and they made an announcement about EBT being down. Then when I got up to the register the cashier asked me what I was paying with. I also agree with your second point.
• sleeper

  

  ZWICK 4 PREZ;1517860 wrote:You didn't have a point. You only had a stereotype. You seem to think it was only blacks who only vote democrat abused the system. Numbers in the area suggest otherwise.

  15 million blacks are on the SNAP program and the country only has about 39 million blacks. Given that 96% of black people voted for Obama, the numbers are not in favor of your argument.
• ZWICK 4 PREZ

  

  sleeper;1517879 wrote:15 million blacks are on the SNAP program and the country only has about 39 million blacks. Given that 96% of black people voted for Obama, the numbers are not in favor of your argument.

  15 million blacks and 47 million whites. Numbers still don't support your case.
• sleeper

  

  ZWICK 4 PREZ;1517886 wrote:15 million blacks and 47 million whites. Numbers still don't support your case.

  Far more whites than blacks in this country who don't get benefits like hiring quotas and Affirmative Action.
• ZWICK 4 PREZ

  

  sleeper;1517887 wrote:Far more whites than blacks in this country who don't get benefits like hiring quotas and Affirmative Action.

  A larger number to collect groceries with their food stamps in this Romney voting parish.
• Pick6

  

  bottom dwellers of society taking advantage of the system? Im shocked.
• gut

  said_aouita;1517768 wrote:How stupid are people to believe Walmart won't go after them for the goods they stole.

  Not worth the money. They might send a letter then sell the account to a creditor for pennies on the dollar, if they can get anything at all
  
  I would assume most of it was perishables (food) and clothing, most of which can' be re-sold anyway. These people have no money to get recovery from, and you can't recover probably 95% of the what was bought.
  
  There's nothing more here than a good 'ol fashioned write-off.
• Mohican00

  

  gut;1517906 wrote:There's nothing more here than a good 'ol fashioned write-off.

  BINGO
• I Wear Pants

  Pick6;1517904 wrote:bottom dwellers of society taking advantage of the system? Im shocked.

  Yeah, Walmart sucks.
• gut

  And while you can say Walmart was stupid for honoring those transactions, I'm sure the thought process was "good lord, imagine the press and headlines if we deny food to these people!".
  
  The correct course of action probably would have been to institute a $100 spending limit or so, enough for people to feed their family for a few days until the system was back-up.
  
  Although I wonder if Walmart won't be able to repeatedly hit these cards for the money owed as the govt credits new money...so maybe those people better make that $700 of food last a while.
• Heretic

  

  gut;1517914 wrote:And while you can say Walmart was stupid for honoring those transactions, I'm sure the thought process was "good lord, imagine the press and headlines if we deny food to these people!".
  
  The correct course of action probably would have been to institute a $100 spending limit or so, enough for people to feed their family for a few days until the system was back-up.
  
  Although I wonder if Walmart won't be able to repeatedly hit these cards for the money owed as the govt credits new money...so maybe those people better make that $700 of food last a while.

  lol, that would be entertaining as hell to watch unfold, as the sorts of people who'd be on welfare and willing to totally abuse the system are usually not the sorts of people capable of things like "long term planning" and "making that $700 of food last a while"
• #1DBag

  

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• Classyposter58

  

  Walmart sucks, what morons to allow this to happen. This is why you don't go there, go to Meijers which has a much better selection if you want to be a cheapass, or don't be a cheap ass and go to Andersons or Krogers
• gut

  Classyposter58;1518054 wrote:Walmart sucks, what morons to allow this to happen. This is why you don't go there, go to Meijers which has a much better selection if you want to be a cheapass, or don't be a cheap ass and go to Andersons or Krogers

  If you want to be a true cheap-ass, you've got to shop around. Your cheapest grocery bill likely comes from at least 2 or 3 different stores. Most stores have "loss leaders" to get you in the door, and then make it up on other items. Though on average the cheapest, I'm pretty sure even Walmart will still gouge you on few things.