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sweetroxie

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6. OMG, it's a Dickens novel we're living in.

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Sun Mar 17, 2019, 08:40 AM

Mar 2019

Debtor's prison is next. (Actually it already exists.)

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Government withholds 84-year-old woman's social security, claims she owes for college [View all] babylonsister Mar 2019 OP

FFS!!! And none help straighten this out!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2019 #1

Rob the poor malaise Mar 2019 #2

none of us are getting younger rampartc Mar 2019 #3

This is the government people want and pay for. Drahthaardogs Mar 2019 #11

i am a federal retiree, dod rampartc Mar 2019 #22

They need to contact their Senators and Representative. Arkansas Granny Mar 2019 #4

My first thought -- they can get it taken care of the fastest obamanut2012 Mar 2019 #7

Just tried to send a email asking whether whistler162 Mar 2019 #15

Find out the lady's ZIP code and use that to claim residence.Or the ZIP code of her Reps home office Hekate Mar 2019 #44

My first thought. LS_Editor Mar 2019 #49

OMG. There must be a SS attorney in Tampa who can take this sinkingfeeling Mar 2019 #5

She doesn't need to get an attorney obamanut2012 Mar 2019 #8

first off the social security attorneys dont do shit. AllaN01Bear Mar 2019 #16

At 84 she probably doesn't have 5 years. This needs to go viral so her Representative tblue37 Mar 2019 #19

:) Remember how WE heard of it? All taken in hand before this. Hortensis Mar 2019 #32

She does not have to prove disability treestar Mar 2019 #21

SSI is a totally different thing from what this woman is up against. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #51

OMG, it's a Dickens novel we're living in. sweetroxie Mar 2019 #6

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Mar 2019 #9

And just think, she's a lucky one to some extent. Amimnoch Mar 2019 #10

+1 n/t area51 Mar 2019 #45

Seems as if she's a victim of identity theft meow2u3 Mar 2019 #12

That was my first thought. Been there done that. littlemissmartypants Mar 2019 #18

At that age one doesn't need the stress of being falsely accused of crap like this.... George II Mar 2019 #13

One of her grand children used her as a co signer on their student loan more than likely. LiberalArkie Mar 2019 #14

My very first thought exactly. kchamberlin25 Mar 2019 #20

Bingo! I'm betting that's exactly what happened. MineralMan Mar 2019 #26

Underwriting standards on student loans exboyfil Mar 2019 #33

I agree that SS benefits should not be attachable. MineralMan Mar 2019 #35

I hope a gofund is started for her Demovictory9 Mar 2019 #40

Too possible. I was the first to notify an elderly woman Hortensis Mar 2019 #34

Several cases of Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #39

Increasing or increasing again? Those "trim the fat" Hortensis Mar 2019 #41

Sine 2008 there was a major increase of these Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #42

Interesting that it swung up starting in 2008. Hortensis Mar 2019 #46

We have had three Court appointed Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #50

The real motivation behind demands for states' rights. Hortensis Mar 2019 #55

If that's the case it's their risk and loss: They should not allow the elderly to co-sign. lindysalsagal Mar 2019 #43

I pity the zentrum Mar 2019 #17

Mortgage, cars, now college treestar Mar 2019 #23

Yup. Water too. zentrum Mar 2019 #53

THIS is beyond crazy! bluestarone Mar 2019 #24

Did someone steal her id? KansasKali Mar 2019 #25

More likely, as mentioned upthread, Grandma co-signed MineralMan Mar 2019 #27

If she did co sign ? MichMan Mar 2019 #31

You're right. We don't know. MineralMan Mar 2019 #36

Local news story says the family has called a lawyer csziggy Mar 2019 #28

I received a similar letter recently, wrote back to them (actually to my State's treasurer,) elleng Mar 2019 #29

The 2005 bankruptcy bill made it impossible to discharge student loan debt, financial servitude for yaesu Mar 2019 #30

It's a horrific bill - which is why there will not be a Biden/Warren or Biden/Beto ticket dalton99a Mar 2019 #37

Agree. shanny Mar 2019 #38

as far as I know.. Grasswire2 Mar 2019 #47

Sounds like a case of identity theft patphil Mar 2019 #48

Her representatives need to make some calls and get this straightened out. Sounds like a SS # error. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #52

Really? Rethugs are now stealing SS from seniors??? clementine613 Mar 2019 #54