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Republicans can’t do away with Social Security, so they’re cutting its offices

May 9, 2018 By jamesb

...by Joan McCarter @ Daily Kos....  Since 2000, the Social Security Administration has been forced to close one out of 10 of its field offices—125 offices out of 1,250—because of budget cuts. Since Republicans have been unable to cut the benefits … [Read more...] about Republicans can’t do away with Social Security, so they’re cutting its offices

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