The AP reported
Beginning March 31st, people will no longer be able to verify their identity to the SSA over the phone and those who cannot properly verify their identity over the agency's “my Social Security” online service, will be required to visit an agency field office in person to complete the verification process, agency leadership told reporters Tuesday.The change will apply to new Social Security applicants and existing recipients who want to change their direct deposit information.
Add that Trump II plans to close Social Security offices:
...currently targeted for removal include: White Plains, New York; Logan, West Virginia; Carlsbad, California; Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina; Batesville, Arkansas; Columbus, Ohio; Okemos, Michigan; Nacogdoches, Texas; Green Bay, Wisconsin; and Las Vegas, Nevada.
In addition to cutting staff, closing offices Chief/non-chief Musk's team is targeting phone services.
That takes me back to when two private equity underwriters (PEU) paired with Humana to buyout out our nationally recognized hospice. Half the office staff, gone. Half the square footage, gone. Holiday pay, gone. Company provided phones, gone.
New phone system that spied on workers, in and completely unreliable. It went down regularly. It is critical for patients and family members to be able to reach their hospice provider. We might have used our company provided phones as backup, but our PEU owners had taken them away.
It was clear to me our new owners did not care about quality of care and certainly not longtime employees, i.e. experienced hospice staff.
Our PEU owners and company chiefs prioritized their projections and equity stakes over patient care and employee welfare. The Department of Ungodly Greedy Executives Biased Against Government (DOUGEBAG) uses the PEU playbook.
The prize is not an equity stake they can flip in a few years for obscene profits. It's the freeing up of Uncle Sam's wallet to spend on TechGod toys. Ditch people for AI. Shutter buildings for virtual whatever. Buy my Starlink. Spend more on SpaceX.
DOUGEBAG's level of thought and analysis appears shoddy. It's as if someone shouted arbitrary PEU playbook passages as they went from government department to government department, berating and insulting existing workers along the way.
Citizens do not want the crappy customer service provided by Big Tech, where it takes hours to days to get anything accomplished, if ever at all.
The promise of Big Tech remains just that. Now they want to solve society's problems? How about dealing with the ones TechGods created or facilitated over the last two decades, addiction, social alienation, fraud?
What are the Chiefs/non-Chiefs doing? Trump II, the digital Caligula is golfing when not shilling something from the White House lawn or babysitting Musk's tippy-toed kid.
Trump II is frequently at Mar-a-Lago, working from home. "Seven job" Elon is working remotely at least some portion of the day as he fulfills those part time CEO roles (with incredibly understanding boards.)
The rules for little people don't apply to the Donarch or his TechGods.
...the Trump administration’s plan to cut back on Social Security seems to be focused on making it more difficult to access benefits, and increasing the amount of money they can withhold from recipients.Trump II wants to usurp your and my Social Security. Get ready for
“75,000-85,000 additional visitors per week” to SSA offices, “longer wait times and processing time,” “increased challenges for vulnerable populations,” a higher demand for “resources, staff, and systems updates,” and “increased costs for identity proofing services and potential budget shortfalls.”
"No change" means major disruptive chaos...straight from the PEU playbook. Those fee loving PEUs would love to have access to your social security account
