Ethan A. Huff
For at least the past 15 years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been actively trying to develop new ways to decrease fraud in the federal food stamp program, which currently covers nearly 50 million Americans and adds more than 10,000 new enrollees to its ranks every single day, according to reports. But one disconcerting method the agency appears to be considering involves the potential use of radio frequency identification (RFID) chips to track and identify food stamp recipients at the national level.
Two separate reports quietly issued by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service program back in 1999 reveal that the agency’s ultimate goal is to develop new tracking protocols that will supposedly improve the integrity of the food stamp program, also known as the Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP). In both of these reports, the USDA explains how novel biometric identification technologies can help better verify the identities of food stamp recipients, and thus decrease fraud and “double-dipping.”
“Biometric identification technology provides automated methods to identify a person based on physical characteristics — such as fingerprints, hand shape, and characteristics of the eyes and face — as well as behavioral characteristics — including signatures and voice patterns,” reads the executive summary of one of the reports, entitled Introduction to Biometric Identification Technology: Capabilities and Applications to the Food Stamp Program.
Select states including California, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, and New Jersey already employ biometric technologies like fingerprint identification, facial recognition, and even retina scans on the local and regional level, apart from a federal government mandate. But as pointed out by Brandon Turbeville over at Activist Post, this emerging roll-out of new biometric ID programs across the nation has been intentionally gradual so as not to raise too much negative attention about this encroaching violation of individual liberty and personal privacy.
Government pushing RFID as solution to fraud, waste
How does this all tie in with potential RFID chips? Part of this biometric paradigm that the USDA has embraced includes the use of RFID chips, which are already being embedded into credit cards and various other payment devices. Such technology is claimed to help reduce credit card fraud, which means it may be the logical next step for EBT, WIC, and other social welfare problems that are said to be heavily abused by criminals. This type of system is already in place throughout India, after all, where biometric ID cards were recently issued to all of the country’s 1.2 billion residents — and America appears to be next.
“Like the Indian UID program, the roll-out of the American system will require fingerprinting of individuals receiving food stamps under the guise of reducing fraud,” writes Turbeville. “[L]ike the early status of the Japanese version of the UID, the Juki-Net, the emerging American system is currently being implemented on a state-wide or local basis (county or city), with no administration by the [federal government].”
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“Trying to develop new ways to decrease fraud”…?? Are you kidding me…?? They ARE the frauds! They hand out Food Stamps to any and all illegals (people not obeying the law) like candy.
Saying that the RFD chip is to combat fraud sounds good (more fraud) but the REAL purpose of this is EXACTLY what James67 posts below.
This is where we are headed. We are now seeing the technology and mechanisms begining to happen that will bring this about… Plan accordingly….
Revelation 13:16-18 (NKJV)
16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,
17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.
Revelation 14:9-11 (NKJV)
9 Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand,
10 he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb.
11 And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”
I know a lot of people that are concerned about any type or form of “chipping” . Some people are watching this type of story very close.
The food stamp program and the commodities surplus food program was not passed during the LBJ administration to reward people for not working. It was passed to subsidize corporate farms, and food processing companies because of declining profits due to workers lower wages and incomes. It is called corporate socialism for the rich.
When you had the law of supply and demand without government interference was in place, the cost of food was not nearly as high as it is now.
In my oppinion, any person that is receiving public assistance and are not disabled should be required to work in the private sector if there is a job available or volunteer for public service..
Federal legislation needs to be introduced and passed in the congress requiring farmers to leave the outside perimeters of their fields unharvested for gleaning for the poor.
The U.S. government is a constitutional republic founded on Christian and Judaic principles. We are one nation under God. Under divine inspiration, found in God’s word in the bible it says, “He that does not work, does not eat.”
…..and that no man might buy or sell save he that hath the mark……….or the number so his name.
I wonder if it tells them if they are working under the table and getting food stamps,,so much of that gose on.