Dec 27, 2006

Ford's Death Probably Means Federal Employees Get Extra Day Off

It has been traditional to close federal offices on the day of the state funeral of a former president. These state funerals take time to arrange and seem to always occur on what would otherwise be a workday. Funeral plans have not yet been announced for former President Ford who just died, but we can probably add another day to each of Social Security's backlogs.

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