Good
afternoon
folks
-
It's
that
time
again...
As
you
know, every
month
I
identify
areas
of
waste,
abuse
and
inefficiencies
and
give
out
the Squeal
Award,
which
recognizes
a
government
expense,
program
or
concept
that
has
proven
to
be
wasteful
and
must
be
cut.
Continue
reading
below
to
hear
the
latest.
Squeal
Award:
Duplicate
Social
Security
Benefits
Think
you
can’t
take
your
money
to
the
grave
and
then
some?
Think
again.
A new
audit
report
released
by
the Office
of
the
Inspector
General
at
the
Social
Security
Administration
(SSA)
found
that
the
agency
has
issued
approximately $171
million
in
incorrect
payments
as
of
2015.
So
why
exactly
is
this
happening? According
to
the
report,
there
are nearly
5
million
people with
more
than
one Social
Security
Number.
Many
of
these
individuals
have
two
numbers
as
a
result
of
being
victims
of
identity
theft
or
fraud, however,
they should
not
receive
Social
Security
benefits
under
both
numbers.
Unfortunately, in more
than
5,000 instances, the
SSA
issued payments
to folks under both of
their Social
Security
Numbers.
To
make
matters
worse,
the
Office
of
the
Inspector
General
estimated
the
SSA
issued
approximately $115.4
million in
incorrect
payments
to
around 930
deceased
beneficiaries.
If the SSA fails
to
fix
these
issues, the
Office
of
Inspector
General
estimated
that
the
SSA
will continue
to incorrectly
issue
approximately $21.2
million in
payments
over
the
next
year!
Due
to
the astonishing
recklessness
on
display
when
it
comes
to
taxpayer
dollars’,
I
hereby
present
this
month’s Squeal
Award to
the Social
Security
Administration.
Do
you
have
an
example
of
government
waste
or
inefficiencies
that
I
should
take
a
look
at?
Send
me
an
email
by clicking
here.
Thank
you!
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