Shakedown: Treasury now seizing tax refunds from adult children to pay parents’ decades-old SS debts

Hot Air ^ | April 11, 2014 | Allahpundit

[babygene]

“A woman who never worked gets her man’s SS after he died.
But a woman who contributed to SS has to choose whether to get her man’s or her’s, not both if he dies.”

My spouse is a couple of years older than I and she went on SS before I did. She got a small amount based on what she paid in.

When I went on SS, they sent her a lump sum settlement based on my higher earnings plus they then based her SS on my earnings going forward. This doubled her payment going forward, but not only that they paid her for the years before I retired at the higher rate.

How is that not fair?

[fivecatsandadog]

You would think there is a statue statute of limitation on repayment.

Agree. This whole things sounds like more Obama harassment, IRS/NSA/Chicago-thug style.

[kiryandil]

Never EVER pay the felonious IRS weasels more than you should.

Owe them money at the end of the year.

[dsc]

“If the Republicans had a brain”

They’re not called “The Stupid Party” for nothing.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

“Not after one of you dies.”

That was not the premise of what you stated. Yes, we both get SS checks until one of us dies. Then only one. You did not state that condition. We both get our respective checks. And neither is enough to compensate for what was put into the system. I would have millions in a bank account if I had been able to invest my contribution plus my employers contribution.

[nomad]

Isn`t that actually forbidden in the constitution, Forfeiture of Bloodline or something like that. Goes back to when they`d throw you in prison if they couldn`t catch a family member.

[2ndDivisionVet]

So they’re bringing back debtor’s prisons, too?

[Bogey78O]

Meanwhile the Pigford settlement wastes tons more.

[hinckley buzzard]

This along with Obamacare is another good reason not to over-withhold. It will be a lot harder for these thieves to confiscate your money of they don't have it in their grasp to begin with.

It is only prudent and wise to try to match your with-holding to the amount you will actually owe. Paying a little more on April 15 if need be can make up for some morally diseased bureaucrat taking a chunk of your refund without your knowledge or consent. Just try to get that illegally confiscated money back.

[hinckley buzzard]

This is probably why SS flunkies have been issued weapons and ammunition has been purchased for their training.

[Shadowstrike]

That’s not true either.

My Grandmother (God rest her Soul) didn’t get a DIME of my Grandfathers check.

[Foundahardheadedwoman]

I once got a bill from the IRS for a little over a hundred bucks. There was no reason given why I owed the money not even the year I owed it for. Called my CPA and lawyer read the letter to them and was told just to pay up and forget it. I did and though this was in the 90’s I am still poed about it. It was a test I think to see if I would pay up for no reason and I have always wondered how many other people got the same type letter. By the way the Feds have never liked me very much.

[The_Reader_David]

Never EVER pay the felonious IRS weasels more than you should. Owe them money at the end of the year.

Absolutely. And not just because of crap like this. Any refund you get is an interest-free loan you made to Fedzilla.

[4Liberty]

War on kids

[Lmo56]

And the Feds can’t even document whether you ever received any of the benefits or not - the actual recipient of the money coulda blown it all at the track for all they know ...