Social Security Recipients Will Get $250 in May

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ex'pat living overseas

I have not received a check. I'm living overseas. I do not understand this.

Judy @ Nov 16, 2009 13:44:03 PM

Why should you get $250

How do you say "can I buy 50 million votes"

Inflation is non existent, that's why no SS COLA.

Many items are lower in price, because merchants are scurrying for sales.

The government is forcibly taking my money and giving

it to you, even though my income is down 30% in this bad economy.

What a shame.

Mike Knowlton of FL @ Oct 15, 2009 10:28:40 AM

I never recive the 250.00, according to SSwill be sent the 3rd

I you call the social security, be ready to hold one hr. if you have time, I called 650-994-2024, 1-800-772-1213, at the time that you finish your call the reording is the only thing.I worked 45 yrs. It is fear ???

Marina Perez of CA @ Jun 11, 2009 13:26:04 PM

Just talking with SS

Today is the 4th of June. The cut off date for getting your 250. If you did not get it yet there is a good chance you are not getting it at all REGUARDLESS of when you started getting SSI.

I have been getting SSI for the past few years seeing as I am disabled. I PLANED on this 250 to help pay bills and other such things. The whole time being told be SS "dont worry it will come just wait"

Yet today is the 4th and I called in to tell them I have not gotten mine. First they told me to call my bank to make sure. I told that I did that. They said do it again then call us back (they didnt care I had been waiting 30 minutes already on the phone) so I do what they said and call them back to tell them something I already knew.

After waiting for 30 more minutes I get a hold of someome that has me wait for an hour as they "check whats going on".

NO LIE... this is what the lady told me after having me wait for an hour.

"Your not getting one cause there were a lot of checks that were mistakenly given out to the wrong people. The government will be doing monthly checks till the end of the year to determin who did and did not get there money. DO NOT call us cause it will not get you the money in anyway. If you have any further questions please contact your local social security office..." CLICK

Ben of CA @ Jun 04, 2009 16:37:14 PM

Stimulus Check

I started getting SSI in Nov 2008, Dec, Jan, Feb, and March and I was told I'm not getting the 250.00 stimulus since I'm not currently receiving SSI. So all you people that think it's UNFAIR that you qualified for it in Jan or Feb 2009 and you're not getting it, think about others who did get it in the Qualifying months.

Blake of OH @ May 29, 2009 00:03:21 AM

250 check

Who and why was the 259 check limited to just three months??

It seems unfair as we are all in this together.

Steve H of MA @ May 28, 2009 10:46:42 AM

money

i was awared my disablity on january but didn't get payed they say i qualifi scince jan but got paid for feb and not for jan. now don't know if i will qualifi for 250 moneys what should i do will i get it or not god bless thank you

maritza of MA @ May 20, 2009 19:20:36 PM

money

i was awared my disablity on january but didn't get payed they say i qualifi scince jan but got paid for feb and not for jan. now don't know if i will qualifi for 250 moneys what should i do will i get it or not god bless tjank you

maritza of MA @ May 20, 2009 19:17:33 PM

Government Programs

If all government programs were administrated and founded by each and everyone for his or herself only

then failure by change could only effect oneself

ultimately being run more effecient and failure being

at a minimium.

The way it is now. The government thinks it knows what is good for everybody and how everyone is suppose

to live what is accceptable and not. Where did it say

that in the constitution. How about everyone be allowed

to do exactly what they want unless it effects the rights of another. Then our people could be individuals

looking for new ways to make life better for themselves

ultimately giving back to our country the things that made us greater than any other country on face of this

earth. The answer is usually in simiplicity rather than some greedy control freek deciding what is better

for me, how I am suppose to think,and live my life.

Timm Timmermann of OR @ May 18, 2009 14:19:57 PM

about one time 250

back in 1984 my husband was goining to go to truck driving school but decited not to go so he sent the check back andwe did not cash it but obama took our 250 for that and the are longer in business they filed bankrupse i thank that is wrong

rhonda williams of KY @ May 16, 2009 15:29:02 PM

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