I mean, who needs Social Security checks anyway, right? It’s not like people are living off them or anything (no, really, who needs that kind of stability?). And Commerce Secretary, Wilbur Ross, is basically saying that if you’re complaining about not getting your check, you’re probably a fraudster. Yeah, because that’s exactly what I want to hear from a government official – that I’m a scam artist if I’m having trouble getting my benefits.
But let’s get real here, folks, this is some ridiculous stuff. I mean, what even is the point of having a Social Security system if people can’t rely on it? And what’s with the whole “fraudster” label? Is that supposed to be some kind of insult? (As if being a “fraudster” is the worst thing you could be – I mean, have you seen the movies about those guys? They’re like rockstars!).
And can we talk about how delays in Social Security checks are affecting people? Like, seriously affecting them? I’m not just talking about some minor inconvenience, I’m talking about people who are struggling to make ends meet, who are depending on those checks to, you know, not die. But hey, according to Wilbur Ross, if you’re complaining about it, you’re just a big ol’ fraud.
But wait, it gets better! Apparently, the reason for the delay is because the IRS is having trouble getting the necessary information from the Social Security Administration. Yeah, because that’s not a huge bureaucratic mess or anything. I mean, who needs efficient systems when you can just have two giant government agencies pointing fingers at each other? (It’s like a game of office politics, but with more at stake – like, you know, people’s livelihoods).
And don’t even get me started on the whole “no one but fraudsters” comment. Like, what is this, some kind of straw man argument? It’s not like people who are complaining about the delay are all secretly trying to scam the system. I mean, come on, Wilbur Ross, get real. This is not some fantasy novel where the bad guys are always the ones complaining about the system – this is real life, where people are actually struggling.
But hey, at least the Commerce Secretary is consistent, right? I mean, this is the same guy who thought it was a good idea to add a citizenship question to the census (spoiler alert: it wasn’t). So, I guess we should just be grateful that he’s not trying to sell us a timeshare or something. Yet.
And on a completely unrelated note, has anyone tried those chocolate chip cookies from Amazon? They’re, like, whoa. Anyway, back to the topic at hand – which is, apparently, not the fact that people are struggling to get their Social Security checks, but rather that Wilbur Ross thinks they’re all fraudsters. Because, you know, that’s exactly what we need – more finger-pointing and less actual problem-solving.