We warned last week what could happen if the government shutdown continues into February...
If people are getting this restless already, what will things look like when tens of millions of Americans are suddenly cut off from their primary source of food money?
In Clay City, Indiana, the local IGA discovered the problem last week. Initially, they thought it was a technical glitch.
“Our machines weren’t taking any EBT cards and we didn’t really know what was going on. We didn’t know if it was a technical issue. And then we found out it was due to the government shutting down,” Tristen Malone said. (source)
And although it’s for a slightly different reason, The Red Lion store in York County, Pennsylvania has also had issues. New owners recently purchased the grocery store and sent in their application to accept government benefits before the shutdown occurred.
“Right now we’re officially frozen because the government is shut down and we can’t process our application.”
Tom Lohr is the new owner of D & K.
He says they tried to get pre-approved for the license before the sale went through.
“We tried to be proactive and start this in December, late November, early December , set up the new entities with the businesses it just has not worked out.”
Lohr purchased the business, but doesn’t own the company name, so the license belongs to the original owners.
“We were trying to make it a smooth transition where it would happen the first day we opened, they said if we didn’t hear anything by January 4th to give them a call back. They went dead basically just before Christmas, I think,” said Lohr.
Sixteen percent of their business comes from people who use food stamps.
D & K wants to be able to serve those in need, they’re just waiting for the government to re-open. (source)
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7 comments:
D&K wants the money , serve those in need ? That's a bunch of crap.
A report out recently states there are 1.7 million jobs unfilled. Nuff said.
Let them eat cake
No one will starve. The MSM will say otherwise.
Some people need food stamps, like the underpaid members of the military with families. Others work all of the hours that they are capable, yet don't make enough to cover the necessities, like food and housing. Others just can't work, period, or are in a bad place in their lives and don't have work at the moment.
Not all EBT recipients are slackers, welfare queens and labor-ready specimens. Those that are need to be weeded out.
9:26..that's the problem. Too many on it that shouldn't be and nobody wants to fix it. People that work their butts off are not happy about it and could care less. And yes I know exactly what these programs are all about as it effected my family years ago.
No sympathy. Perhaps the lazy recipients should seek gainful employment like the rest of us who work for a living everyday.
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