The Madness Method Of The Social Security Administration?
On yet another way our government behaves like criminals . . .
by Paul Jacob, Contributing Author: To those nattering nabobs of negativity who don't trust government to do the right thing, or even to stop doing the wrong thing once discovered, I just want to say: "You're right."
Again.
Last April, a Washington Post exposé about a bizarrely tyrannical debt collection program caused the Social Security Administration (SAA) to publicly promise it would cease and desist from said program. The Social Security bureaucracy had been snatching the tax refunds of grown children -- $75 million from roughly 400,000 victims -- whose parents, many decades ago, had allegedly been sent excess money by this same incompetent outfit.
Due process? The SSA didn't go before a judge to prove these people owed a valid debt, nor even bother to inform folks that their income tax refunds were being seized. Instead, the Social Security gang just flat-out took the money . . . surreptitiously, like a thief.
In some cases, the SSA wasn't certain who exactly owed the money. In one case, the agency went after a child even when they could find the mother who supposedly owed the money. Why? The mother had already beaten them in court.
The SSA flouted more than common sense and decency. Children should not be held legally responsible for the debts of their parents.
Hasn't this been settled law for at least the last couple of centuries?
After publicity back in April, the agency's commissioner announced it would stop. Yet, now the Social Security Administration is right back at it, claiming Congress has given it the legal power to collect debts "as it sees fit."
You see why governments need limits. Because they take liberties.
This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob.
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Paul Jacobs is author of Common Sense which provides daily commentary about the issues impacting America — and about the citizens who are doing something about them. He is a contributing author on the ARRA News Service.
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Again.
Last April, a Washington Post exposé about a bizarrely tyrannical debt collection program caused the Social Security Administration (SAA) to publicly promise it would cease and desist from said program. The Social Security bureaucracy had been snatching the tax refunds of grown children -- $75 million from roughly 400,000 victims -- whose parents, many decades ago, had allegedly been sent excess money by this same incompetent outfit.
Due process? The SSA didn't go before a judge to prove these people owed a valid debt, nor even bother to inform folks that their income tax refunds were being seized. Instead, the Social Security gang just flat-out took the money . . . surreptitiously, like a thief.
In some cases, the SSA wasn't certain who exactly owed the money. In one case, the agency went after a child even when they could find the mother who supposedly owed the money. Why? The mother had already beaten them in court.
The SSA flouted more than common sense and decency. Children should not be held legally responsible for the debts of their parents.
Hasn't this been settled law for at least the last couple of centuries?
After publicity back in April, the agency's commissioner announced it would stop. Yet, now the Social Security Administration is right back at it, claiming Congress has given it the legal power to collect debts "as it sees fit."
You see why governments need limits. Because they take liberties.
This is Common Sense. I'm Paul Jacob.
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Paul Jacobs is author of Common Sense which provides daily commentary about the issues impacting America — and about the citizens who are doing something about them. He is a contributing author on the ARRA News Service.
Tags: Paul Jacob, Common Sense, Social Security Administration, SSA, Madness method, To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. and "Like" Facebook Page - Thanks!
Posted by Bill Smith at 5:09 PM - Post Link
3 Comments:
Couldn't agree more that SSA is out of control -- we are guilty until proven innocent.
Thought process is the same if about subject above or my personal situation. They think they can do whatever they want and if proven wrong (as I have twice already), they refuse to apologize or even send clear notices of what is happening. Jerks all.
And it most of our law makers are scared of them! Nobody want to put the brakes on them.
Arrogance is the name of their game...
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