From KRIS-TV:
People at the Social Security office are upset with long wait times.
"I am more than frustrated, and I am not going to use any bad language. but I am more than frustrated,"
Aaron Simons just described how people felt when they visited Corpus Christi's only Social Security office.
"I think it's nonsense that I have to wait this long. I think it's not organized properly," said Simons.
People aren't just waiting inside the office. Many of these people lined up outside hours before doors opened at eight this morning.
"I've been here since 7 o'clock this morning. Still waiting still waiting, I'm tired of waiting, but I have to wait because I need that paperwork for my wife," said Simons.
Dozen's of people decided to leave after waiting for hours. ...
According to the social security office, before this month people waited for an average of 32 minutes in line. So, what happened? That's what KRIS 6 asked a spokesperson for the social security office. We're told, the office sees increased traffic at the beginning of every year. Lots of people go to the office to get their social security cards before they fill out their taxes. ...
Drain the swamp!!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see what the private sector could manage with our relatively measly ~ $12 billion yearly admin budget (what would be a private corp's operating expenses). I can tell you this, customer service would go out the window (everything automated) and the number of employees would have to plummet (even though they'd pay them less with fewer benefits, the fat cats at the top would make WAY more than our top brass and they'd have to increase shareholder value via dividends regularly, of course).
ReplyDeleteJust take a gander at the operating expenses of UHC and Aetna, for instance, and keep in mind they do way, way less work than we do with much less onerous process requirements (no pesky Constitutional due process issues, etc.).
All your privatizer cheerleaders are going to get exactly what you deserve.
Private corps gotta make their profits.. That's why they are in it.... Meaning They will cut benefits at the disabled end. That is the only way to make their margins.
ReplyDeleteIf by drain the swamp you mean get rid of everyone who belongs to the morally bankrupt sham that we call the GOP, then totally agree.
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California Farmers Backed Trump, but Now Fear Losing Field Workers
ReplyDeleteBy CAITLIN DICKERSON and JENNIFER MEDINA
NY TIMES-February 9, 2017
WELCOME to the swamp... Those who supported him now will suffer the most.
This the trend we can now expect.
washingtonpost.com
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Trump shows interest in privatizing air traffic control
By Joan Lowy and David Koenig | AP
February 9, 2017 at 5:52 PM
All the money goes to the ODARs and the FO and DO suffer.
ReplyDeleteYou can't drain the swamp. All you can do is rotate the alligators.
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ReplyDeleteDon't buy into that inter-component endfighting. ODAR and Operations both (and all other components except the Appeals Council, really) are being starved for budget and hires. Solidarity with ALL my SSA employees.
Hey 3:26 come spend a week face to face with the public, in a FO that doesn't have enough SRs to handle the front office and spend a few hours every single morning and 30 minutes before closing handling some face to face card requests, questions, problems and letter requests while also maintaining your daily scheduled appointments. The ODAR has hired and hired and hired, the National Hearing Center even took some of our staff as the CRs are looking to change positions away from the FO or DO. Sure don't see the flow going the other way from ODAR down to the trenches. It is a real divide and it sucks out here!
ReplyDeleteIn Upstate (All of Western NY), a large percentage of offices don't have SRs. So we have CRs/TEs and other positions that are having to fill in for a duty that is considered GS-5/7. It's shambolic and a testament to poor funding and allocation of funds.
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