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Identity Theft: SSA Correspondence Uses Americans Full Social Security Numbers
by Tammy on April 30, 2016The incompetence of the bureaucrats at federal government is so widespread and unbelievable it’s almost as if they’re deliberately trying to ruin our lives. Via Free Beacon. The Social Security Administration puts millions of Americans at risk for identity theft by putting their full Social Security Numbers on letters sent in the mail. The agency’s inspector general released an audit this week warning the government that by sending hundreds of millions of letters containing individual’s Social Security Numbers it puts them at risk for identity theft. “According to [the Social Security Administration] SSA, in 2015, it mailed about 233 million notices that included individuals’ full SSN,” the inspector general said. “We recognize SSA’s efforts can never eliminate the potential that...
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But…But… I Thought Social Security Was Solvent
by Pat_S on July 12, 2011What’s this I hear? If the government can’t borrow more money as of Aug 2nd the President cannot guarantee Social Security checks will be issued on Aug 3rd? I thought the debt ceiling was about paying past debt obligations. More importantly, I’ve been seeing Democrats for years insisting the Social Security system is solvent. I saw one just two days ago. Rep. Xavier Becerra, Vice Chairman of Democratic Caucus on Fox News Sunday. >>Bret: Essentially, correct me if I’m wrong, the Social Security trust fund is a pile of IOUs from the government, that was taken from congresses past that have already borrowed that money and spent on other programs so you have to pay it back eventually is that...