IMO Social Security recipients have a right to be scared

None other than Martin O'Malley, the former head of the Social Security Administration, has voiced very real concerns. He's a good, solid Dem with an excellent reputation who until recently ran the administration. In other words, he knows what he's talking about and he doesn't have bad intentions.

It's obvious that some posters on DU are scared and confused. That's not their fault. It's the fault of the current administration, and they are just doing their best to cope.

For that reason, I don't find fault with anything they choose to post. Maybe they need to vent or want more information. Maybe they want to express to those of us who don't rely completely on SS as our income how crucial these payments are. Whatever their motive, I sympathize.

Because of their dogged pursuit of this topic, I have learned quite a bit about how SS is administered and used the info to deal with some issues that I'm having. I don't see their contributions as anything but a positive, and I hope that DU continues to be a source of information on this topic.