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16. Honestly, I don't doubt the SSA system needs extensive upgrade. Doubt they can do it in a few months, but assuming they

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 11:40 AM

Mar 28

test the system adequately, I'm not particularly worried.

But I'm sure podcasters will go out of their way to scare everyone dependent upon SS, hoping for viewers.

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DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse [View all] demmiblue Mar 28 OP

This is why the commerce secretary was telling us it was no big deal if his Wingus Dingus Mar 28 #1

Exactly Miguelito Loveless Mar 28 #10

This needs to be STOPPED! FakeNoose Mar 28 #2

Not going to happen Miguelito Loveless Mar 28 #11

Chaos in SS should be a real boon for the Dems for 2026. Sad for seniors and others relying on it. Bumper sticker... dutch777 Mar 28 #3

2026 is not going to save us. Miguelito Loveless Mar 28 #12

I think we all need to get benefit verification documents to keep on hand. 33taw Mar 28 #4

Here's the question: why? Why should a system that has worked almost flawlessly for decades be sinkingfeeling Mar 28 #5

Why? Miguelito Loveless Mar 28 #14

As you note, it's all about the backdoors Strelnikov_ Mar 28 #18

Agreed Bayard Mar 28 #19

bingo! pimpbot Mar 28 #21

Have you any experience with an IBM Z16? Just move it to a newer, more powerful, and faster mainframe. The sinkingfeeling Mar 28 #22

Java? FormerOstrich Mar 28 #6

Agile William Seger Mar 28 #9

Here... littlemissmartypants Mar 28 #13

Thank you so much! n/t FormerOstrich Mar 28 #23

My pleasure, FormerOstrich. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Mar 28 #24

Oracle sounds about right DBoon Mar 28 #20

Preposterous! William Seger Mar 28 #7

All true, but irrelevant Miguelito Loveless Mar 28 #15

Can't be any harder than autonomous driving, right? Miguelito Loveless Mar 28 #8

Honestly, I don't doubt the SSA system needs extensive upgrade. Doubt they can do it in a few months, but assuming they Silent Type Mar 28 #16

JFC!!! DBoon Mar 28 #17

This will be a total disaster. I have been on the front row of attempts to replace large, complex COBOL systems before camartinwv Mar 28 #25

IOW, delete the files no_hypocrisy Mar 28 #26

I kind of fucking doubt the fucking South African knows Aviation Pro Mar 28 #27