There was a reported incident in 2013 where there was a glitch in the system that allowed all EBT card holders to have unlimited spending limits in their cards. There was complete chaos in local Walmart's as people cleared the shelves and scrambled for any little thing they saw like savages that had not eaten in days. Some people walked out with 8-10 carts full of groceries. Although it was only a glitch for a few hours the damage was done. As soon as the system was back up the people still in line left the shopping carts there and left. Clearly there was no need for all the things they were about to purchase. It cannot be denied that these recipients saw it as a way to get free stuff and took complete advantage of it even though they knew
