"We’ve all heard proposals for “privatizing” the Social Security system. The best private solution, of course, is simply to allow the American people to keep more of their paychecks and invest for retirement as they see fit." picked by gammerus 2 years ago

For years, government officials have urged people to protect their Social Security numbers by giving out the nine-digit codes only when absolutely necessary. Now it turns out that all the caution in the world may not be enough: New research shows that Social Security numbers can be predicted from publicly available birth information with a surprising degree of accuracy. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Claiming they needed to learn how to reduce stress because of a growing number of death threats being made against them, nearly 700 executives from the Social Security Administration (SSA) gathered for a lavish three-day conference in Phoenix, AZ last week, costing taxpayers about $700,000. picked by Bornbad 5 months ago

As if being a teacher wasn't hard enough. Turns out you could lose your Social Security benefits if you turned to teaching. picked by suebe 7 months ago

In Atlanta, a government site has social security numbers available to the public. They claim they cannot 'by law alter the document'. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

What will you retire with? picked by gammerus 2 years ago

... knowing that a woman with knitting needles was asked to leave a government office building.

A North Texas woman is asked to leave a Social Security office after a guard accused her of carrying dangerous weapons: her knitting needles. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Bureaucrats here have infuriated the Japanese public by losing millions of government pension records. This week, someone with a knife and a willingness to kill appears to be hunting them down.

With the mess the US Social Security is in, how long will it take for something similar to happen here? picked by tigertony 1 year ago

I read an article yesterday, blaming Digg for good stories being ignored. More than anything else, his argument shows that Thomas Kostigen has no clue what he is talking about when it comes to social media. picked by msaleem 3 years ago

What's frightening about the spread of this Trojan is not the worm itself - it's really nothing new in terms of malware - but the way its being spread. Over the years people have learned to be suspicious of unknown links and attachments in their emails, so the virus writers turned to hit us where we're more vulnerable: on our social networks. Here, many people still have a feeling of comfort and s... read full post picked by muppet 11 months ago

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Many people are expecting a certain something the way Cubs fans expect playoff failure. picked by fugazi 1 year ago

How do you explain the fact that Obama seems to be the favourite of the “rest of the world”?

he would represent a new vision of the US, one which is multicultural. At a time in global politics in which globalization and migration are raising concerns about multiethnicity and social cohesion people would see Obama’s election as a sign of progress on that front. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

If numbers don't lie, the Democratic presidential race is proving they can confuse: Both campaigns claim they are ahead in the popular vote.

Technically Hillary does have more votes, they just have been thrown out. Plus, caucuses don't report numbers, though that would tend to help Obama picked by 1thirteen3 2 years ago

Federal agents are investigating security concerns at the nation's nuclear power plants after video footage surfaced showing guards asleep on the job.

*There just aren't words. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Years after being advised by a state agency to stop, the Dallas Independent School District continued to provide foreign citizens with fake Social Security numbers to get them on the payroll quickly. picked by jhordie 1 year ago

Crispin Jones' expression of the impact mobile phones have on society. picked by theamelianator 2 years ago

A woman keeps her husband's corpse in the bedroom for 3 years... because she wanted to continue to collect his social security benefits. picked by digitalgimpling 3 years ago

2006 article from the Chicago Tribune suggesting why Obama should run for president in 2008. The article and comments are quite interesting.
link fixed picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

That's not my name! Never mind identity theft, now the government re-names you without your knowledge! Anchorage Daily News opinion columnist Heather Lende finds out the government says she's not who she thought she was. picked by metallichic55 3 years ago

A senior government official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has expressed great interest in the bracelets, which would be worn by all airline passengers and could be remotely operated by airline personnel. picked by tigertony 1 year ago