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Wicked Blue

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3. My husband recently lost his job, decided to retire, and is having huge issues with the SSA

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:58 AM

Feb 28

When he tries to set up an account on their blasted login.com, he writes in his cell number. Several steps later, he enters the very same phone number, and the system says it's unable to verify the phone number.

He went to the local SSA office, but nobody there could help him with this. Someone told him that LOTS of people are complaining about having trouble setting up accounts.

This is insane. We need his Social Security payments to survive on. He's just a few months from turning 70. He can't just goout and get another job in his field.

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A big change is coming to Social Security that beneficiaries may not notice [View all] BumRushDaShow Feb 28 OP

Yeah they are destroying it. Running it like a damn online bank. CousinIT Feb 28 #1

And they are the bank owners - with other offices overseas with non-traceable fund transfers. erronis Feb 28 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author List left Feb 28 #2

My husband recently lost his job, decided to retire, and is having huge issues with the SSA Wicked Blue Feb 28 #3

Sounds deliberate to me. patphil Feb 28 #5

Trump Admin creating chaos once again--and messing with peoples livelihoods!! riversedge Feb 28 #10

Make sure the name used for phone number matches 100% JCMach1 Feb 28 #13

I've been wondering about this Wicked Blue Feb 28 #16

You should always have a landline synni Feb 28 #24

It is not possible in some areas to get a landline Keepthesoulalive Feb 28 #26

Where we live, we have a phone for the whole household Bettie Mar 1 #32

SSA Pae101429 Feb 28 #15

The field office should have done that Puppyjive Feb 28 #17

Didn't e-Loon and DOGE get rid of a lot of SSA workers during their purge? Wicked Blue Feb 28 #20

He has an appointment this week Wicked Blue Mar 1 #31

Call your representative or senator and ask for help.... reACTIONary Feb 28 #21

Is there another phone number (such as a landline) available? FakeNoose Feb 28 #27

to be fair Skittles Feb 28 #30

You know how if you have a problem with FedEx or some other big company you get stuck in their virtual Vinca Feb 28 #4

What do frozen blueberries.... SergeStorms Feb 28 #6

That was a copy/paste faux pas! BumRushDaShow Feb 28 #7

Like I said..... SergeStorms Feb 28 #11

'Sall right! BumRushDaShow Feb 28 #14

The most dangerous part of any hurricane. SergeStorms Feb 28 #23

Yuppers. BumRushDaShow Feb 28 #25

They're turning our govt into a corporation. tonekat Feb 28 #8

Not even a legit corporation - a kleptocracy with no oversight. erronis Feb 28 #19

repubs have been working on doing that for decades... slightlv Feb 28 #28

In other words, its going to go from really bad to even worse. milestogo Feb 28 #9

I had nothing but good experiences visiting our local SSA office with questions or documents. I'm going Martin68 Feb 28 #12

Same here, when I had to take my Mom down to the office slightlv Feb 28 #29

Remind me again RexLipton Feb 28 #22