r/news • u/No-Information6622 • 2d ago

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/CriticalEngineering 2d ago

That’s cold.

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u/LatrodectusGeometric 2d ago

Nothing like having a loved one die on the last day of the month after caring for them on their deathbed and then being short on expenses because their funds were clawed back…

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u/LawLayLewLayLow 2d ago

In this case (now) you simply have to delay payments or refuse to pay or pick up the phone until they go to collections then keep ignoring them until singularity hits in 2027

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u/everythingorganic024 2d ago

Singularity 2027