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Easterncedar

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2. Glad to hear it
Fri May 9, 2025, 08:37 AM
May 2025

Last edited Mon May 12, 2025, 11:23 AM - Edit history (1)

I really don’t want the goons to destroy Social Security, but the commercials on a government phone line are deeply disturbing. No grift opportunity unexploited.

Update: I mixed up the 800 and 866 numbers. The real number was no help, but it didn’t have the commercials.

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Social Security madness [View all] Easterncedar May 2025 OP
I can only offer the fact that I was able to log into my ssa.gov this am w/o a problem-everything was normal Dennis Donovan May 2025 #1
Glad to hear it Easterncedar May 2025 #2
You probably dialed the wrong number. Squaredeal May 2025 #3
O hah thank you. You are right. Easterncedar May 2025 #6
Called the correct number just now Easterncedar May 2025 #7
Is there an option to say anything? senseandsensibility May 2025 #10
Thanks. Something to try Easterncedar May 2025 #11
Thanks again for setting me straight Easterncedar May 2025 #16
Kafka is in the house. This is appalling and ominous. enough May 2025 #4
Might be interesting to see what Dino Golden's response might be Easterncedar May 2025 #8
Less ominous than my panicked brain assumed Easterncedar May 2025 #15
You were using either login.gov or Id.me? marybourg May 2025 #5
Thanks! I did go to the login.gov afterwards Easterncedar May 2025 #14
Oh, no! EmmaLee E May 2025 #9
More a headache, thanks Easterncedar May 2025 #12
Update Easterncedar May 2025 #13
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