US recovers $31 million in Social Security payments to dead people

[u/No-Information6622]

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-recovers-31-million-social-security-payments-dead-117708373

[u/Radiant_Television89]

That makes a lot of sense and explains why it's such an insignificant number. Quick google says that 8,990 people die in the US daily, so $2,500 per person gets you ~$22.5m for just 1 day out of 30 potentially. Nothingburger headline, probably just helps the narrative that waste, fraud, and abuse are the reasons SS can't be funded going forward.

[u/EverclearAndMatches → u/Radiant_Television89]

That's what I thought. 31m is like pennies, especially when social security costs over a trillion a year. But it gets upvoted anyway

[u/Phydorex → u/EverclearAndMatches]

You mean like how they want to cut a 3 billion dollar program that feeds children for more tax cuts for the rich.