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HP Software Update Cancels Food Stamps

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-soup-for-you dept.

Spy Handler writes "A software update of the California welfare computer system (CalWIN) caused 37,000 Food Stamp recipients to lose their EBT (a credit card paid for by the government) benefits last weekend. According to the article, Hewlett Packard was responsible for the failed update of CalWIN, but at 8:00 a.m. today Xerox (who administers another state welfare system called CalFresh) issued a patch that reactivated the EBT cards."

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  1. Re:Nice! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Go fuck yourself too.

    We are fed endless psychobabble about the subtle secondary effects of stuff like online dating but nothing is said about the savage hatred that emerges among dependents after they've been bought and paid-for by the welfare state.