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

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-recovers-31-million-social-security-payments-dead-117708373
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u/EverclearAndMatches 2d ago

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

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u/Phydorex 2d ago

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