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Lonestarblue

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16. This is why Musk needed access to our bank account information.

Sat Mar 8, 2025, 10:40 AM

Mar 8

Now they can just reach in and take what they want. You might eventually get some of it back but only after hiring lawyers costing more than the amount taken.

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Social Security says it will restart clawing back 100% of overpayments to beneficiaries [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 8 OP

Sounds arbitrary. bucolic_frolic Mar 8 #1

I'm confused. If I get twice or three times my normal amount why would I spend it? underpants Mar 8 #2

When I went to do my taxes gab13by13 Mar 8 #3

When my mother passed 12 years ago SADAR Mar 8 #11

She's a lying MAGOT. Funeral homes are required to send the form to the SS Admin for the death of a person Bengus81 Mar 8 #27

You are correct....... Butterflylady Mar 8 #45

Mom died last day of the month. Strelnikov_ Mar 8 #50

Opposite Situation Here ProfessorGAC Monday #76

I think Rebl2 Mar 8 #30

Somebody has to inform Social Security JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 8 #47

Okay I thought this was a new thing specific to individuals underpants Mar 8 #12

A couple of years ago the SS person told me if my husband died Hope22 Mar 8 #40

Not what I'm reading,your payment would switch to his as long as your at your FRA--full retirement age. Bengus81 Mar 8 #44

Thanks. Hope22 Mar 8 #56

the head of the undertakers association went public and said a funeral home samnsara Mar 8 #41

That's bullshit... reACTIONary Mar 8 #57

I would bail on a "MAGAt tax preparer" Skittles Mar 8 #64

True..but say at the start of a new year when it was known everyone gets a raise they over pay a person by $30.00 Bengus81 Mar 8 #28

yup Skittles Mar 8 #66

FWIW, I can't log in to ssa.gov now: Dennis Donovan Mar 8 #4

I got the same page USAF Brat Mar 8 #6

I didn't get an email, but the "message" message would make it 10x as frustrating! n/t Dennis Donovan Mar 8 #7

Can confirm BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #8

Still unable to log in 9:10am n/t Dennis Donovan Mar 8 #13

UPDATE: I was finally able to log in and out of my ssa.gov acct. While in, checked and everything is normal n/t Dennis Donovan Mar 8 #14

You have to get in thru Login.gov. txwhitedove Mar 8 #22

That wasn't working to get to SSA BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #42

I don't object if it's for those that have other sources of monies in the +5k area as they can likely afford it. cstanleytech Mar 8 #5

"I don't object if it's for those that have other sources of monies in the +5k area as they can likely afford it." BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #10

And I'm sure tsf, elon, Stephen Miller and JD... rubbersole Mar 8 #17

I kinda doubt there are many if any that are getting +5k from other sources that actually suffer from that. cstanleytech Mar 8 #29

"I kinda doubt there are many if any that are getting +5k from other sources that actually suffer from that." BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #33

Recovery melm00se Mar 8 #9

I was curious and went into SS site yesterday Tree Lady Mar 8 #15

"I guess Biden passed a law to give more to those people." BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #23

Yes that is it, I knew about the law Tree Lady Mar 8 #35

I am from Philly BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #38

Yes its kind of fun Tree Lady Mar 8 #39

I managed to see about 2/3rd of SF on public transit BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #43

This is why Musk needed access to our bank account information. Lonestarblue Mar 8 #16

Generally social security is notified right away Deminpenn Mar 8 #18

When my mom died 10 years ago this year BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #24

When Rebl2 Mar 8 #26

This is true. When my mom passed, a week later her payment hit her account mdbl Mar 8 #36

I'd like to see some clawback on billionaire tax evasion. MLAA Mar 8 #19

This Incompetent and ideologically perverse bronxiteforever Mar 8 #20

Many overpayments occur when people don't report changes such as working more wishstar Mar 8 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Mar 8 #25

CBS has business that is being overseen by the FCC mdbl Mar 8 #31

Wrong network - it was ABC that settled! BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #51

Ooops, yes that was ABC mdbl Mar 8 #58

I *think* back in January there may have been some equivocation BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #59

The problem is that you need hundreds of thousand of man-hours to process and handle each notification. That's Martin68 Mar 8 #32

Yes, but once Musk gets AI involved intrepidity Mar 8 #49

This may be more difficult to implement without employees; like collecting federal tax from billionaires. twodogsbarking Mar 8 #34

Total BS from these MAGAs...that never changes. NotHardly Mar 8 #37

Very interesting. I posted earlier, in GD, that today I've received a large deposit, from s s., elleng Mar 8 #46

They re going to find some excuse to start denying people anyway. OldBaldy1701E Mar 8 #48

What about underpayment? bernieb Mar 8 #52

Several reports explain that ancianita Mar 9 #69

Most seniors voted for Trump BrianTheEVGuy Mar 8 #53

Wrong. They didn't. valleyrogue Saturday #72

Wrong. They did. NT BrianTheEVGuy Saturday #73

I thought most of the overpayments airplaneman Mar 8 #54

I expect quite a few were spouses of SS recipients BumRushDaShow Mar 8 #55

The example I saw on the local news was a couple airplaneman Mar 8 #67

In the case you mention BumRushDaShow Mar 9 #68

Yep. The cruelty is the point. CTyankee Mar 8 #60

Social Security tried to pull this on me back in 2019 Quanto Magnus Mar 8 #61

be prepared to fight again Skittles Mar 8 #65

These heartless bastards need to go red dog 1 Mar 8 #62

Reminds me of a Golden Girls epidode The Grand Illuminist Mar 8 #63

A tiny fraction of what the fired IRS employees would have clawed back from tax cheats Mysterian Mar 9 #70

I am a retired soc sec employee mysuzuki2 Mar 9 #71

Maybe try this. Rainman4u2C Sunday #74

Is this still happening? Akakoji Monday #75