by Marilyn Wolff, Stevensville
The building leases are to be terminated per the DOGE website. Western Montana will not have a Social Security Office. The five offices left are in Helena, Butte, Great Falls, Bozeman, and Billings. Common sense and an understanding of geography would say spread out the harm in a large state. Nationally 7,000 Social Security workers will be cut. There is absolutely no understanding of the government’s role to help its citizens. Two days ago I called Social Security and opted for a call back which took nearly three hours before I talked to an employee. What will the response time be when western Montana offices and others in the country are closed? Many citizens need help via in-person meetings to apply for retirement as well as disability, survivor, and SSI benefits.
Musk said Social Security is a ponzi scheme which is a ridiculous, ignorant statement. Why would he worry about the average American when he is the richest man in the world? The rest of us need the benefit we earned for retirement, Musk doesn’t.
Call or email Daines, Sheehy, Zinke, Downing. They must put a stop to this attack on Social Security. We were promised no changes to Social Security.
W Smith says
Sorry Marilyn but not true. Zinke addressed this today that Kalispell and Missoula will remain open.