June 24, 2014

A Secret Plan to Close Social Security’s Offices and Outsource Its Work | Common Dreams

A Secret Plan to Close Social Security’s Offices and Outsource Its Work | Common Dreams

"Despite the fact that a Democratic president is running the executive branch, the Social Security Administration appears to be accepting the harsh budget cuts imposed upon it by Congress with an air of surprising passivity. This is puzzling. Social Security is an enormously successful and popular program. Historically only conservative Republicans have urged cuts to its administrative budget. Those cuts are already frustrating the public and undermining public confidence in the program."