Social Security Cuts Back on Customer Service
Why wouldn't you rely on a program that can't afford to keep offices open
Citing budget pressures, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has once again suspended mailing paper statements and will begin next month to close its more than 1,200 field offices 30 minutes earlier each day. Next January, the offices will begin closing at noon each Wednesday.
Most federal agencies began their 2013 fiscal year on October 1 with budgets that were only six-tenths of 1 percent greater than in fiscal 2012. This continuing resolution (CR) was agreed to by President Obama as part of a deal to avoid triggering debt-ceiling problems until next spring. "Under the current CR, we are operating on significantly less funding than either the agency or President Obama requested," Social Security spokeswoman Kia Green told U.S. News in an e-mail.
Hide Comments (0)
Editor's Note: As of February 29, 2024, commenting privileges on reason.com posts are limited to Reason Plus subscribers. Past commenters are grandfathered in for a temporary period. Subscribe here to preserve your ability to comment. Your Reason Plus subscription also gives you an ad-free version of reason.com, along with full access to the digital edition and archives of Reason magazine. We request that comments be civil and on-topic. We do not moderate or assume any responsibility for comments, which are owned by the readers who post them. Comments do not represent the views of reason.com or Reason Foundation. We reserve the right to delete any comment and ban commenters for any reason at any time. Comments may only be edited within 5 minutes of posting. Report abuses.
Please
to post commentsMute this user?
Ban this user?
Un-ban this user?
Nuke this user?
Un-nuke this user?
Flag this comment?
Un-flag this comment?