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William Gustafson

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13. So....

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 12:44 AM

Mar 2025

He closes offices... shuts down the phone centers... has a skeleton crew left... and now they are stopping sending a paper check?...
Guess when you have to call to change your banking information, there will be no one to call and no place to go...

How is this bettering the program?... answer... It doesn't!! and thousands of people will be in the SSI trap of unable to get any help...

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SHitler is ordering Social Security to STOP sending paper checks... [View all] CousinIT Mar 2025 OP

How much JBTaurus83 Mar 2025 #1

Not good, I hope it gets nixed Meowmee Mar 2025 #2

And they will all have to go, IN PERSON, to an office intrepidity Mar 2025 #3

Many poor people can't open bank accounts if they have poor credit. kerry-is-my-prez Mar 2025 #4

Those without bank accounts are told to use "DirectExpress" debit card: CousinIT Mar 2025 #6

He'll have dweller Mar 2025 #5

There will be several crypto options RazorbackExpat Mar 2025 #12

Personally, I think tRump Seinan Sensei Mar 2025 #24

He is giving notice, guess we should be thankful. If they do it right -- which is a big "if" with trump-- Silent Type Mar 2025 #7

Cutting off phone services right now when those people will need help with the transition is evil though. CousinIT Mar 2025 #8

Read an hour or so ago that they are modifying their earlier phone service BS. Will have to see it, though. Silent Type Mar 2025 #9

It is almost like they don't have a clue what they are doing exboyfil Mar 2025 #27

He is trying to make sdfernando Mar 2025 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author vapor2 Mar 2025 #20

And skip an opportunity to add his signature to the checks? question everything Mar 2025 #10

I thought checks had long since been eradicated already synni Mar 2025 #11

So.... William Gustafson Mar 2025 #13

I heard if you need to change bank info you have to show up in person Skittles Mar 2025 #14

It is also possible that those receiving paper checks taxi Mar 2025 #15

Prepaid cards charge a fee pfitz59 Mar 2025 #16

Without paper, there is no paper trail. AmericaUnderSiege Mar 2025 #17

This day it's paper checks BidenRocks Mar 2025 #19

CALL republicans re: social security vapor2 Mar 2025 #21

511.org CousinIT Mar 2025 #29

First the in-person verification bullshit, now this. They are trying everything they can think of to kill off SS without Karasu Mar 2025 #22

Wait! He said he'd pay Elon with a check for a tesla: WATCH IcyPeas Mar 2025 #23

That last line is a totally BS excuse. eppur_se_muova Mar 2025 #25

Thanks for beating me to it, lol. ms liberty Mar 2025 #28

Right. Based on current numbers, they are printing less than 6 million SS checks a year Wiz Imp Mar 2025 #31

Yeah, digitizing paper records has zero to do with printing checks. yellowcanine Mar 2025 #32

actually the mail delivery would be a non trivial cost dsc Mar 2025 #36

Those numbers sound like they were pulled out of Donny's fat ass. progressoid Mar 2025 #26

More likely pulled out of Musk's ass. yellowcanine Mar 2025 #33

That's kind of what I was trying to say. :) eppur_se_muova Mar 2025 #34

Debit cards are bullshit. I don't see how they are safer yellowcanine Mar 2025 #30

Debit cards usually carry fees -- issuers will profit. eppur_se_muova Mar 2025 #35