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slightlv

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29. Same here, when I had to take my Mom down to the office

Reply to Martin68 (Reply #12)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 06:47 PM

5 hrs ago

to get things started or straightened out from time to time. The people working there were knowledgeable and their skills interfacing with older people were exceptional.

Now that I'm into my SS years, I get none of that... and just troubles and worry. It's not fair to any of us of this generation, tho the R's ALWAYS have hated us.

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A big change is coming to Social Security that beneficiaries may not notice [View all] BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago OP

Yeah they are destroying it. Running it like a damn online bank. CousinIT 14 hrs ago #1

And they are the bank owners - with other offices overseas with non-traceable fund transfers. erronis 10 hrs ago #18

This message was self-deleted by its author List left 14 hrs ago #2

My husband recently lost his job, decided to retire, and is having huge issues with the SSA Wicked Blue 13 hrs ago #3

Sounds deliberate to me. patphil 13 hrs ago #5

Trump Admin creating chaos once again--and messing with peoples livelihoods!! riversedge 12 hrs ago #10

Make sure the name used for phone number matches 100% JCMach1 11 hrs ago #13

I've been wondering about this Wicked Blue 10 hrs ago #16

You should always have a landline synni 8 hrs ago #24

It is not possible in some areas to get a landline Keepthesoulalive 8 hrs ago #26

SSA Pae101429 11 hrs ago #15

The field office should have done that Puppyjive 10 hrs ago #17

Didn't e-Loon and DOGE get rid of a lot of SSA workers during their purge? Wicked Blue 10 hrs ago #20

Call your representative or senator and ask for help.... reACTIONary 9 hrs ago #21

Is there another phone number (such as a landline) available? FakeNoose 8 hrs ago #27

to be fair Skittles 2 hrs ago #30

You know how if you have a problem with FedEx or some other big company you get stuck in their virtual Vinca 13 hrs ago #4

What do frozen blueberries.... SergeStorms 12 hrs ago #6

That was a copy/paste faux pas! BumRushDaShow 12 hrs ago #7

Like I said..... SergeStorms 12 hrs ago #11

'Sall right! BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #14

The most dangerous part of any hurricane. SergeStorms 9 hrs ago #23

Yuppers. BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #25

They're turning our govt into a corporation. tonekat 12 hrs ago #8

Not even a legit corporation - a kleptocracy with no oversight. erronis 10 hrs ago #19

repubs have been working on doing that for decades... slightlv 5 hrs ago #28

In other words, its going to go from really bad to even worse. milestogo 12 hrs ago #9

I had nothing but good experiences visiting our local SSA office with questions or documents. I'm going Martin68 12 hrs ago #12

Same here, when I had to take my Mom down to the office slightlv 5 hrs ago #29

Remind me again RexLipton 9 hrs ago #22