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Social Security for the dead, part II

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In a recent report from the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Inspector General found that benefits are being paid to the deceased in the total amount of $31 million. Is a death certificate not enough these days or should the Social Security Administration take a closer look at the proficiency with which their huge bureaucracy operates?