Probably because it’s not that big a deal and would cost far more to fix than it cost us in fraud. The only problem free system is a nonexistent system. WTF should I care that some database thinks someone is as old as our nation. Who knows, it might possibly be true.
Elon Musk says millions in Social Security database are between ages of 100 and 159
Submitted 2 months ago by DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today to conservative@lemm.ee
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StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today 2 months ago
I care if there are benefits being paid out to that imaginary person.
redut_nl@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.org 2 months ago
Of course - they need to fix this. You need to know exactly what your tax money is used for. This shouldn’t be a right/left conversation. Data integrity should be in order. If not fix it - or have at least an assessment and a long term plan.
All the left does is using ad hominem arguments. If you ever want to get rid of conservatives - this is not the way.
StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
Pretty sure I heard about this when Bush Jr. was President.
DonaldJMusk@lemmy.today 2 months ago
And it still hasn’t been fixed.
Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 months ago
Seems like all they need to do is have people go check off each one or check for fraud? Isn’t there a dept for that?
redut_nl@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.org 2 months ago
Too early to tell. From my experience with data integrity issues first make the numbers manageable by linking data to another database (cross checking). If possible do a mass update then and what remains a red flag handle manually. This is a simplified version though, can be much more complicated. If some data is not in a database they can connect to or even worse is on paper, that can make it very labor intensive.
I have regularly coordinated and fixed data integrity issues myself. Worked for a large company that was often audited.