“I think everyone is getting short changed by bureaucracy, and bureaucracy should not be stealing their benefits.” said Alberta Gaskins, a senior citizen, daunting a bright yellow “National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare,” or “NCPSSM,” shirt. Gaskins requested to be referred to only as a “disgruntled senior citizen” for this piece.
“The nearest office as I understand is about a 2 hour round trip from public transportation in this office. This office serves about 25,000 people a year those people are all going to have to go to another office at least an hour away from here and wait in that line which is already huge and overcrowded.” said Max Richtman, President and CEO, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.
With baby boomers retiring at the rate of 10,000 a day since 2011, it doesn’t appear as though the crowds are thinning – but patience may be.
“Every time I look at my check and I see it less, and it’s already so small, it’s getting me really worked up.” said Patricia Cotton, matching Alberta Gaskins in a bright yellow NCPSSM shirt. Piggybacking off of Ms. Gaskins request, Ms. Cotton asked to be referred to simply as an “angry senior citizen.”
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Advocates Rally to Stop Social Security Office Closing in Arlington, VA.
- The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare joined the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and other advocates to protest the scheduled closing of the Social Security Administration field office in Arlington, VA. The Social Security Administration plans to close the office on June 21, 2018.
- “Closing Social Security field offices like the one here in Arlington causes undue difficulty for elderly and working-class claimants who rely on public transportation to get here,” National Committee president Max Richtman told the crowd.
