Government records incorrectly kill off thousands

[katty]

more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23378093/

‘Resurrected,’ but still wallowing in red tape

Government records incorrectly kill off thousands, and there’s no easy fix

Does this woman look dead to you?
The government says Toni Anderson is dead, but she insists she is very much alive. David MacAnally of NBC affiliate WTHR reports from Muncie, Ind.
NBC News Channel

By Alex Johnson and Nancy Amons
Reporters
MSNBC and NBC News

updated 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
For a dead woman, Laura Todd is awfully articulate.

“I don’t think people realize how difficult it is to be dead when you’re not,” said Todd, who is very much alive and kicking in Nashville, Tenn., even though the federal government has said otherwise for many years.

Todd’s struggle started eight years ago with a typo in government records. The government has reassured her numerous times that it has cleared up the confusion, but the problems keep coming.

[napi21]

1. I can understand how it could happen with a bad keystroke, but I

DON'T understand why it would take much to fix it! Surely mistakes happen often enough so EVERYONE in all Departments would know how to fix them!!!!

[katty]

2. well, one would think...a sorry mess!