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aggiesal

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7. They weren't. One of the laid off officials stated that ...

Reply to brush (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 18, 2025, 01:55 PM

Mar 2025

People that were over 120 years never get any payments. And because of system limitations,
they couldn't enter years beyond a specific date, so they entered the maximum year just to let them know
that person won't get paid.
Does the system need fixing? I think it does, but I just don't trust the Mu$krats to do it, not knowing, what
exactly they have on their hands.

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DOGE Announces 'Major Cleanup' for Social Security [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 OP

Here it comes! Stand by! Ray Bruns Mar 2025 #1

What bullshit. I don't believe for a second that 3.2 million dead people are getting SS benefits. brush Mar 2025 #2

They weren't. One of the laid off officials stated that ... aggiesal Mar 2025 #7

In other words, Musk was lying and should never have made such an unbeivable claim. brush Mar 2025 #8

Correct. SSA never pays anyone over 120 years old. n/t aggiesal Mar 2025 #12

Terrorism. cbabe Mar 2025 #3

So, we're paying the minions $8 million a week to change a system that knew it wasn't paying benefits sinkingfeeling Mar 2025 #4

"Hi, we don't understand this system ... mellow Mar 2025 #5

Exactly this. They have no understanding of Cobol, which is what this system is based on. SunSeeker Mar 2025 #9

Maybe this means they'll leave the rest of us SSA recipients alone... johnnyplankton Mar 2025 #6

Its all just more performance politics jgmiller Mar 2025 #10

Someone noted upthread BumRushDaShow Mar 2025 #11

If these people's SS checks didn't stop, slightlv Mar 2025 #13