What Are The Chances Of A Food Stamp Collapse In November?

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

We also kind of reward states for inefficient administration of their caseload by splitting the cost with them instead of capping it.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

Once the main food stores are empty, The rest of the population are now cut off .

Matt Bracken, When the music stops described the scene a decade ago.

When The Music Stops – How America’s Cities May Explode In Violence

Editors Note: I came across this fascinating essay from Matt Bracken that made the rounds about a year ago. In it, he paints a dire potential future that some o

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In my scenario, the initial riots begin spontaneously across affected urban areas, as SNAP (supplemental nutrition assistance program) and other government welfare recipients learn that their EBT cards no longer function. This sudden revelation will cause widespread anger, which will quickly lead to the flash-mob looting of local supermarkets and other businesses. The media will initially portray these “food riots” as at least partly justifiable. Sadly, millions of Americans have been made largely, or even entirely, dependent on government wealth transfer payments to put food on their tables.

. Food must be delivered the old-fashioned way: physically. Any disruption in the normal functioning of the EBT system will lead to food riots with a speed that is astonishing. This will inevitably happen when our unsustainable, debt-fueled binge party finally stops, and the music is over. Now that the delivery of free or heavily subsidized food is perceived by tens of millions of Americans to be a basic human right, the cutoff of “their” food money will cause an immediate explosion of rage. When the hunger begins to bite, supermarkets, shops, and restaurants will be looted, and initially, the media will not condemn the looting. Unfortunately, this initial violence will only be the start of a dangerous escalation.

The ransacked supermarkets, convenience stores, ATMs and gas stations will not be restocked during this period due to the precarious security situation. A single truck loaded with food or gasoline would be perceived to be a Fort Knox on wheels and subject to immediate attack unless heavily protected by powerfully armed security forces, but such forces will not be available during this chaotic period. Under those conditions, resupply to the urban areas cannot and will not take place. The downward spiral of social and economic dysfunction will therefore both accelerate and spread from city to city. These delays, in turn, will lead to more riots with the constant underlying demand that hungry people be fed, one way or another.

The “food riots” will be a grass-roots movement of the moment born out of hunger and desperation. It will not be dependent upon leaders or an underlying organization, although they could certainly add to the sauce. Existing cell phone technology provides all the organization a flash mob needs. Most of the mobs will consist of minority urban youths, termed MUYs in the rest of this essay. Which minority doesn’t matter; each urban locale will come with its own unique multi-ethnic dynamic.


In order to highlight their grievances and escalate their demands for an immediate resumption of government benefits, the MUY flash mobs will next move their activities to the borders of their ethnic enclaves. They will concentrate on major intersections and highway interchanges where non-MUY suburban commuters must make daily passage to and from what forms of employment still exist. People making a living will still be using those roads to get to where they earn their daily bread.

The results of these clashes will frequently resemble the intersection of Florence and Normandie during the Rodney King riots in 1992, where Reginald Denny was pulled out of his truck’s cab and beaten nearly to death with a cinder block. If you don’t remember it, watch it on Youtube. Then imagine that scene with the mob-making accelerant of texting and other social media technology added to stoke the fires. Instead of a few dozen thugs terrorizing the ambushed intersections, in minutes there will be hundreds.

The police will respond. Looters and agitators will be shot.

 

[holdover]

The police will respond. Looters and agitators will be shot.

Your kidding me. they were no where to be found during the riots of the past , the floyd riots, antifa riots ect.

 

[JaguarJaguarGolf]

I remember reading that a supermarket does not have more than a week’s supply of food for that local neighborhood

 

[GOPerfect]

This could get far more serious than you realize

I think I do realize. I think that I do understand.

I know I am waiting patiently for "it" to come.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

I remember reading that a supermarket does not have more than a week’s supply of food for that local neighborhood

True

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

Your kidding me. they were no where to be found during the riots of the past , the floyd riots, antifa riots ect.

In the grand scheme of things, those were generally contained to small areas. Almost all people could avoid them if they wished. They should have been handled very differently though.

You are talking about nearly complete disruption to the food supply chain. I just don't see that happening. I think after the initial shock, people getting robbed in the parking lots is more likely than stores getting emptied by looters.

The federal government will cave if states don't step up to cover their programs. This probably won't go on for long. Actually, just long enough for one party to carve out some political advantage.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

I wonder what percentage of hasidic jews receive SNAP in NY. I would bet >75% of that cohort. They are the elite welfare class.

 

[GOPerfect]

I wonder what percentage of hasidic jews receive SNAP in NY. I would bet >75% of that cohort. They are the elite welfare class.

While there is no exact number of Hasidic Jews who receive SNAP in New York, data indicates their participation is disproportionately high, with some villages like New Square having over 64% of households on the program

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

While there is no exact number of Hasidic Jews who receive SNAP in New York, data indicates their participation is disproportionately high, with some villages like New Square having over 64% of households on the program

Lack of state recognized civil marriage is mostly to blame.

 

[TEOTWAWKI inc.]

I wonder what percentage of black couples are legally married? And illegal immigrants? Maybe all shared households should be treated as married.

 

[Bigfoot]

I can't wait to join the other 85% of Americans laughing about this over a nice Thanksgiving dinner.

 

[spat]

I wonder what percentage of black couples are legally married? And illegal immigrants? Maybe all shared households should be treated as married.

Maybe Marriage is an inherently religious institution and Government has no business being involved at all.

Why should it have any affect on your rights or privileges at all ?


Also, FWIW, any sort of nutritional benefits should be along the lines of "here's your box of government cheese, powdered milk and eggs, a bottle of vitamins and some spam for the month". Under no circumstances should government be providing cash or an analog like food stamps to people.

 

[Acer-m14]

has anyone see any RoofTop Koreans job openings ?

 

[Acer-m14]

to get SNAP .. you must show up ..

 

[fresch]

Remember how trains were robbed just a couple of years ago?
Things will get spicy quick if the government lets things get out of control; which they will by the demonrats.
Only then will the non white bodies hit the floor.
Reginald Oliver Denny