The Social Security Thread (1 Viewer)

[Saint Jack]

What’s the likelihood this actually happens?
I imagine if this happens under a GOP president, you’re never going see a Republican in the White House again.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5173332-social-security-cuts-risk-collapse/amp/

 

[MT15]

Even so look at the numbers, 42% at a low is a disturbingly high buffoonery statistic.

Agreed. But we have to keep reminding ourselves and everyone else that he’s not all powerful and a lot more people don’t like him than those that do.

 

[MT15]

No link for this - it was in a social media post from someone I don’t know, so I’m not sure it’s accurate. A woman says her husband recently passed away (about 4 mos ago) and she is supposed to be able to receive either her SS benefit or his, whichever was larger - it’s called Survivor’s Benefit, and has been an automatic switch once informed of the death of a spouse.

When she still was receiving her benefit instead of his after 4 months she called. Had to wait until 9 pm to get a call back. She was told she has to apply for the survivor benefit and had to be approved. She was asked what she intended to do with the money, and was told she would have to make an appointment to talk to someone else and provide copies of documents to prove she was married at the time of his death. She asked what documents would prove they were still married and was told he couldn’t tell her that ahead of time. So once she had been told which documents she would then have to make another appointment to come in person and bring the documents. Then her “application” would be considered but it wasn’t guaranteed she would be able to receive the larger amount.

Oh, and he also questioned her about why there was a 14 year gap in her employment history, which he said “looked bad” because it was a very large gap and implied that might create a problem for her being “accepted” to receive her husband’s survivor benefit. She told him it was a decision she and her husband had made to have her stay home with the kids for the good of the family.

I didn’t think that survivors benefits could be changed like that, I thought they were codified. Does anyone know anything about this? Many many women depend on that money if their husbands die.

 

[MT15]

We can use this thread for Medicaid as well I suppose.

 

[MT15]

 

[Optimus Prime]

Fifteen Republican members of the House of Representatives have warned the Trumpadministration about the repercussions of further cuts to the Social Security Administration (SSA).

Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been spearheading efforts to drastically reduce excess federal funding and waste by cutting agencies’ staff numbers and funding. Still, it is lawmakers who will have to answer to voters in their constituencies if services cease to function smoothly.

The SSA announced in late February that it would reduce its “bloated workforce” by 12 percent from 57,000 employees to 50,000. This step attracted criticism from its former commissioner, Martin O’Malley, who warned that it could mean some of the 70 million people who depend on benefits going without their checks.

Now, in an open letter to O’Malley’s newly-confirmed successor, Frank Bisignano, the GOP collective led by New York Representative Nicole Malliotakis called for the body not to make any additional cuts that might “further deteriorate customer service that has been subpar in recent years.”……….

Fifteen House Republicans warn Trump about Social Security cuts

GOP collective issues open letter to new commissioner calling for end to cutbacks that might ‘further deteriorate customer service’ and impact constituents

www.independent.co.uk

 

[bird]

How Christian of Mike “Moses” Johnson.

 

[DaveXA]

How Christian of Mike “Moses” Johnson.

It's disgusting how they bow before money over anything else. They're precisely the hypocrites who worship the golden calf, who Jesus was talking about in the parable of the rich man passing through the eye of a needle and the verse talking about serving both God and money.

Most of these idiots are Christians in name only. The very definition of wolves in sheep's clothing.

 

[MT15]

CBO has analyzed the GOP plan for Medicaid cuts. All to give billionaires a tax cut.

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5287540-republican-plan-health-insurance-millions/