Anonymous Coward User ID: 1106851 United States 10/08/2010 11:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | U.S GOV SAYS "WE SEE DEAD PEOPLES" AS 72,000 stimulus payments went to dead people WASHINGTON – More than 89,000 stimulus payments of $250 each went to people who were either dead or in prison, a government investigator says in a new report. The payments, which were part of last year's massive economic recovery package, were meant to increase consumer spending to help stimulate the economy. But about $18 million went to nearly 72,000 people who were dead, according to the report by the Social Security Administration's inspector general. The report estimates that a little more than half of those payments were returned. An additional $4.3 million went to more than 17,000 prison inmates, the report said. Most of the inmates, it turns out, were eligible to get the payments because they were newly incarcerated and had been receiving Social Security before they were locked up. In all, the $250 payments were sent to about 52 million people who receive either Social Security or Supplemental Security Income, at a cost of about $13 billion. Other federal retirees also received the payments, but they were not part of the inspector general's review. Social Security spokesman Mark Lassiter said, "Inaccurate payments are unacceptable. Social Security's Recovery Act payments were 99.8 percent accurate and we quickly collected the majority of the inaccurate payments. Each year we make payments to [ link to news.yahoo.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1123678 United States 10/09/2010 02:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: U.S GOV SAYS "WE SEE DEAD PEOPLES" AS 72,000 stimulus payments went to dead people Well it is nice to see some former Chicago voters got the money. They may need it to get to the voting booths this year. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1087221 United States 10/09/2010 02:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: U.S GOV SAYS "WE SEE DEAD PEOPLES" AS 72,000 stimulus payments went to dead people Good luck tryin to pull that check out of their dead cold hands |
MadGame
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This is what happens when LIBTARDS have control of the House and the Senate and the Presidency ... Checks get sent to dead people. 14 Trillion in debt and these Dumbass LIBTARDS are sending checks to dead People .... Vote Out the LIBTARDS in NOV ... The dead people that got these checks and are unable to cash them will thank you for it ! Last Edited by MadGame on 10/09/2010 02:55 AMWhat is a LIBTARD You Ask ? - A Retarded Liberal ( AKA 99.9% of all Democrats ) ... And since ALL Liberals are Retarded ... Hence LIBTARD
Pissing Off LIBTARDS since 1988 |