Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Black Friday comes early as computer glitches cause welfare benefits frenzy | Fox News

Black Friday comes early as computer glitches cause welfare benefits frenzy | Fox News: In some Walmart stores, customers emptied shelves like it was Black Friday, while in others, no one could buy anything -- all thanks to a weekend of glitches with the nation's welfare system.

Problems involving Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards, the government payments to the poor that are administered by states with the help of private companies, plagued at least 17 states Saturday and Sunday, creating retail riots. At Louisiana stores in Springhill and Mansfield, cards registered no spending limits, prompting recipients to go on buying binges.

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