Posted on 05/27/2025 9:03:36 AM PDT by Red Badger
The story said they were. I’m sure Pam Bondi will get on arresting these people in 10 years or so.
DOGE has been providing regular updates on the growing number of seemingly fraudulent Social Security recipient
The way I read it is they were collecting.
Could some of these be spouse’s SS numbers? A young woman marries an older man and uses his benefit.
Which led to the Democrat line that { Republican president or candidate from Reagan onward } was going to "cut" SS leaving "our seniors" destitute.
It got so bad that a number of elderly people had nervous breakdowns when George W Bush won in 2000. Or at least it was so reported. And of course the Dem took it into overdrive with Trump, especially this time around.
It turns out it was the plunder that was unsustainable.
History may show that Trump saved SS.
Your recollection is correct. And Musk, et. al. have been clear on this; unfortunately, sensationalist reporting on both sides have egged on the misconceptions.
Thanks for a little clarity.
“ Were they receiving benefits? If so, how much?”
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To a near certainty….NO.
Where is respect for the elderly? The over 120 crowd is going to be upset.
But Schumer and Hakeem will say “Trump kicked seniors off Social Security.”
As most here know, I am not long for this world. When I die, my husband can collect my social security as well as his until he dies.
I’ve been paying into the system for 40 years. He darn well better get my share back out.
“then it was just a database problem.”
Maybe not even that. It’s likely that a social security number is not available for re-use for some period of time after the person dies. If so then those social security numbers need to be kept on file for that period of time.
Fact is, we’ve not been given enough information on which to base a conclusion.
You are correct. Why is it hard for Republicans to make this clear? Do they like it that Dems will campaign on the false claim that DOGE said that these obviously dead people were collecting SS? DOGE never said that they were.
Is this what they mean when they say Republicans are cutting social security?
Surviving spouse can choose to draw off his or spouse's account, but 'both' is not an option, lol.
It's going broke fast enough ...
Assuming most of them are long dead, to whom have the benefits gone (if they were, in fact, being paid)?
HOW TIMES CHANGE...........
That remains to be seen.
If there were people collecting these benefits then they will be prosecuted.
But these may just be numbers from a database that was woefully outdated...................
Reparations!!!
Reparations!!!
Then my disabled son can collect it.
SS is going broke because of WFA, not legitimate citizens who paid into it their entire lifetime.
If their SSN came back as valid (not deceased) then the crooks using that number can apply for other benefits from other parts of the fedgov (and states). It’s not just did they get a SS payment - it’s did they get ANY benefits from the fedgov (or states).
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