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5. Yes....see item number 34 here..

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 08:18 PM

Oct 2013

34. Would seniors continue to get Social Security benefits? Yes. Social Security is a mandatory spending program, and the people who send those checks would continue to work under a legal doctrine called "necessary implication."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/29/questions-and-answers-about-the-shutdown/2888419/

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Does Anyone Here Have Real Facts As To Whether [View all] ChiciB1 Oct 2013 OP

Let the RNC Chant, from 2012, guide you: blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #1

And here's something from our side: blkmusclmachine Oct 2013 #2

Too Kind & Greatly Appreciated! n/t ChiciB1 Oct 2013 #8

At the beginning SS checks might be delayed a few days... Make7 Oct 2013 #3

I'm similarly situated but elleng Oct 2013 #4

And Back To You... ChiciB1 Oct 2013 #7

Yup, we'll all be here. elleng Oct 2013 #9

Yes....see item number 34 here.. pkdu Oct 2013 #5

Thanks So Much For The Information... ChiciB1 Oct 2013 #6

You are welcome ChiciB1...hang in there, there is hope... pkdu Oct 2013 #10

Well, I Live In The "Sunshine" State... ChiciB1 Oct 2013 #11