[sten]

in this day of instant, world wide, transactions... would someone PLEASE tell me why the social security administration isn’t doing direct deposits?

this would save on paper, man power, and time. it would save the post office all that work and reduce energy requirements to produce and ship the checks each month. it would also save granny the trip to the bank and reduce any possibility she might get mugged or that her checks could get stolen.

it would also radically cut the cost of the department by reducing the number of people required (this is most likely why it hasn’t been optimized)

and if someone doesn’t have a bank account, then give them one.

[Marathoner]

Just more proof that SS is the most immoral Ponzi scheme ever foisted on a free people.

I curse FDR every time I think of it.

[algernonpj]

I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t trust the Fed with access to my bank account - if they can put in, they can take out.