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$22.3 Million in Stimulus Payments for Dead People
Posted by Randy | October 07, 2010
The inspector general found that about 72,000 stimulus payments were sent by electronic-transfer and checks to dead people.

The Social Security Administration says that the stimulus package didn’t include a provision allowing it to try to retrieve funds that were mistakenly sent out, so it can’t try to retrieve the rest of the money. Money transferred electronically may be sitting untouched in bank accounts of dead people.

The combined total of the mistaken payments is $22.3 million.  About $12 million hasn’t been returned.

This is just one reason why Americans are so frustrated with waste, fraud, and abuse in federal spending, and just one of the reasons I voted against the stimulus package. There is no excuse for a $22.3 million mistake, especially when the bill is being footed by American taxpayers.
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  • Alicia Payne commented on 10/16/2010
    Randy, thanks for keeping us informed.. I send your email all around the country and this State.. please do what you can to deport illegals and those whose visas have expired. Also, please vote to rescind the anchor baby law. Best wishes
  • Terry Knight commented on 10/18/2010
    Cheer up! Halloween is almost here, so maybe when the dead arise for a night of haunting, they will spend their 'stimulus' checks and re-invigorate our economy! But on a more serious note, banks seize abandoned assets after sending a few letters and emails to the dead folks and not getting replies from the dead, of course. Look for the funds in the general ledger of their banks... or the CEO bonus checks (by now). Keep up the good work, Randy!! and stop by and see us, as Deb has retired from K&C. Regards, Terry & Deborah
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