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Social Security Benefits To Be Interrupted Soon: Ex-Administrator (1 Viewer)

Rogue Valley

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Social Security benefits to be interrupted soon: Ex-administrator

Speaking at a public forum in Long Island on Monday, O'Malley said he believes an interruption in payments could be imminent.
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4.22.25
Former Social Security Commissioner Martin O'Malley is warning that benefit payments could soon be delayed for millions of Americans, citing deep staffing cuts and internal chaos at the Social Security Administration (SSA) under the Trump administration. Speaking at a public forum in Long Island on Monday, O'Malley said he believes an interruption in payments could be imminent. "I truly believe there's going to be some interruption of benefits for some period of time, and I believe that will probably happen in the very near future," O'Malley said, according to Long Island Press. "I've never hoped I was wrong so much in my life." O'Malley's warning sounds an alarm that vital monthly checks could be delayed, leaving vulnerable Americans in financial jeopardy. More than 70 million Americans rely on Social Security, including retirees, disabled individuals and surviving family members. The benefits are often the primary source of income for many recipients. The SSA has already cut 7,000 positions—about 12 percent of its workforce. The reductions have caused delays in claim approvals and repeated service outages.
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Few believe the Trump/Musk cuts to Social Security will affect them.... until they do.

How long could you go without your monthly SS check?
 
Donald's already dismal approval polling will take a further nosedive if that happens.
 
Rogue Valley said:
www.newsweek.com

Social Security benefits to be interrupted soon: Ex-administrator

Speaking at a public forum in Long Island on Monday, O'Malley said he believes an interruption in payments could be imminent.
www.newsweek.com www.newsweek.com



Few believe the Trump/Musk cuts to Social Security will affect them.... until they do.

How long could you go without your monthly SS check?
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The article’s headline says “benefits to be interrupted soon”, yet the article’s text says “benefit payments could soon be delayed”. That’s a rather significant difference.
 
Better to delay payment vs. paying money to a scammer. Remember, dead people can't show up in person.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
The article’s headline says “benefits to be interrupted soon”, yet the article’s text says “benefit payments could soon be delayed”. That’s a rather significant difference.
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That's how the media operates.

They quote their source saying something "could" happen and then they attach a headline saying "it will happen".

It's all about their "fear" narrative.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
The article’s headline says “benefits to be interrupted soon”, yet the article’s text says “benefit payments could soon be delayed”. That’s a rather significant difference.
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Further, this is just O'Malley, the moron Trump fired, spouting off with demagoguery he hopes will inflame people. There is zero fact involved. There have been no cuts, no plans for cuts - nothing but democrat FUD.

Standard Disclaimer: FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. A political tactic used in defiance of fact and reality.
 
ttwtt78640 said:
The article’s headline says “benefits to be interrupted soon”, yet the article’s text says “benefit payments could soon be delayed”. That’s a rather significant difference.
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No. It isn't.

By the way, the SSA has NEVER missed a payment period. DOGE is about to screw that up.
 
lynnwinslow said:
Congress will never touch it but if they DOGE it up so it can't function, what's the diff?
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Can you provide the specifics that state SS will be cut, or checks withheld? From DOGE or the administration?

Of course you can't - more FUD.
 
Visbek said:
No. It isn't.

By the way, the SSA has NEVER missed a payment period. DOGE is about to screw that up.
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Nah, you're just lying.

DOGE is doing not to payments. democrats are just fabricating bullshit in hopes of spreading fear. Same thing the Nazis used to do. Amazing how similar those two parties are....
 
Uncensored2008 said:
Can you provide the specifics that state SS will be cut, or checks withheld? From DOGE or the administration?

Of course you can't - more FUD.
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Can you provide specifics from my comment where I stated that SS will definitely be cut or checks withheld?
 
lynnwinslow said:
Can you provide specifics from my comment where I stated that SS will definitely be cut or checks withheld?
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Sure,

"Congress will never touch it but if they DOGE it up so it can't function, what's the diff?"

So how is DOGE withholding checks? Does the party really think this sort of outright lying will work?
 
Uncensored2008 said:
Sure,

"Congress will never touch it but if they DOGE it up so it can't function, what's the diff?"

So how is DOGE withholding checks? Does the party really think this sort of outright lying will work?
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Read my comment again, this time for comprehension.

Take close notice of the use of the word IF .
 
lynnwinslow said:
Read my comment again, this time for comprehension.

Take close notice of the use of the word IF .
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IF a comet hits Quid Pro on the head he might be lucid for a moment. IF cats sprout wings, canaries might go extinct.

You are spreading FUD - in desperate hope that you can create panic in the public.

I'm sure the Nazis didn't create FUD, but the democrats have taken it right out of Himmler's playbook.
 
Uncensored2008 said:
In the meantime, the left can just lie about it.
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Nah, Trump/Musk is already destroying the program even before they ultimately screw up the disbursements.

www.latimes.com

‘It’s a shambles’: DOGE cuts bring chaos, long waits at Social Security for seniors

Elderly and disabled people are encountering severe service disruptions as the Trump administration overhauls the Social Security Administration system.
www.latimes.com www.latimes.com
ca.news.yahoo.com

DOGE has Social Security recipients fuming over 'ridiculous' waits, as ex-SSA head warns of 'system collapse.'

“I didn’t know he was going to pull this.”
ca.news.yahoo.com ca.news.yahoo.com
 
Uncensored2008 said:
IF a comet hits Quid Pro on the head he might be lucid for a moment. IF cats sprout wings, canaries might go extinct.

You are spreading FUD - in desperate hope that you can create panic in the public.

I'm sure the Nazis didn't create FUD, but the democrats have taken it right out of Himmler's playbook.
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The problem with your comet and wings fairy tales is that DOGE is already messing with social security data. Elon Musk has referred to social security as the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.
Those are facts.
It's a debate site. A person can post using deductive reasoning about what MAY happen to social security or a person can race around a thread finger wagging about FUD. You do you.
 
We'll have to claw back the money from the billionaires who are robbing us, but we won't get it all. You never get it all back.
 
Helix said:
We'll have to claw back the money from the billionaires who are robbing us, but we won't get it all. You never get it all back.
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Let's start with George Soros, Emperor of the democrat party.
 
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