The security at the local Social Security office is insane. Armed guards are everywhere. I told them before I went through the metal detectors I have a titanium hip and I showed them the card from the doctor with the photo of it.
Despite that, when the metal detector went off they drew guns on me.
When I asked why security is so tight at the Social Security office, they said it was because the 911 hijackers had Social Security cards. That makes zero sense. They didn’t use guns to get Social Security cards.
It looks very strange.
Most of the clients at a Social Security office are applying for disability payments (SSI) or relatives of people who are doing that. They seem to have complicated situations that do not fit into the rules and are often quite upset with the examiners. It is not just a bunch of old geezers.
The most irritable ones are usually in their 30's or 40's and are non-citizens. They get very huffy when they are turned away. Or they get real happy when they get some kind of award. It seems to have something to do with their children.
The examiners are in locked rooms and speak to the clients through bullet-resistant glass.
There is an armed guard in the waiting room.
Who knew that the Social Security office was such a dangerous venue?
It makes the DMV office look like a welcome wagon.
Perhaps we should get the FedGov out of the old-age and disability pension business.
Some guy, that worked and paid for SSI his entire life, was denied benefits. Found out some wetbacks in the next cubicle just got approved for lifetime benefits for the entire family and back pay from when the broke into the country. The guy said, Hey! This sucks. Was immediately tackled tased and cuffed never to be heard from again.