The Daily Outrage: Social Security from beyond the grave

Published November 18, 2010 5:00am ET



WHO: The Social Security Administration WHAT: Paid $18 million in stimulus money to 71,000 dead people and another $40 million in benefits payments to 1,760 deceased, according to a report from Sen. Tom Coburn.

WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: That money could have supported a lot of retirees, but instead goes to dormant bank accounts or more often to relatives of the deceased.

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