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Elderly man facing homelessness after Social Security orders $60,000 repayment

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Elderly man facing homelessness after Social Security orders $60,000 repayment

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Elderly man facing homelessness after Social Security orders a repayment of over $60,000

Although some of the overpayments were from a decade ago, the government said, by law, the money had to be paid back.

PECULIAR, Mo. (KCTV/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - An elderly man is facing homelessness after Social Security ordered him to repay over $60,000.

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4•1 year ago
No, no repayment, if someone errors in your favor, they are at fault, not you. They must bear that repayment burden
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  1•1 year ago
  While that would be ideal it’s also unrealistic. Banks don’t even operate that way because people make mistakes. A statute of limitations is fair to all.

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