LOUISIANA CUSTOMERS RANSACK WAL-MART - THAT'S GRATITUDE FOR YOU --- THAT COMPANY DID OUTSTANDING JOB PROVIDING SUPPLIES FOR VICTIMS DURING HURRICANE KATRINA

EBT card food stamp recipients ransack Wal-Mart stores, stealing carts full of food during federal computer glitch

 

 

NATURAL NEWS - When the federal EBT food stamp system suffered a critical failure on Saturday, local retailers were disconnected from the federal food stamp database that keeps track of how much credit is left on each individual EBT card.

 

Seizing the opportunity provided by the glitch, EBT card holders in Louisiana ransacked their local Wal-Mart stores, stuffing their shopping carts full of groceries and "paying" for them with near-empty EBT cards that essentially had unlimited account balances because all accounting was offline.

 

When the EBT database came back online and card purchase limits were suddenly restored, EBT card holders abandoned their full carts and just walked away.

Read more - http://www.naturalnews.com/042479_EBT_cards_Walmart_looting.html#

A LOOK BACK AT WAL-MART'S RESPONSE DURING HURRICANE KATRINA

When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005 devastating the state of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans in particular, it was Wal-Mart that was ready to provide a huge amount of necessary items for the refugees. 

 

FEMA and the Red Cross were AWOL for several days, while survivors waited for food, bottled water, blankets, clothes, and other necessities. 

 

Wal-Mart management even had their own meteorologist, so they were prepared way in advance for the hurricane and were well stocked.  They were able to provide all those items to local rescue groups when they needed them. 

Years later some people in Louisiana have forgotten all about it. 

 

Hurricane Katrina - defining moment in Wal-Mart giving
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/85498/hurricane-katrina-defining-moment-in-wal-mart-giving?page=all


Wal-Mart at the forefront of hurricane relief during Katrina
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/05/AR2005090501598.html


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