US Bureaucrats ‘Kill’ Thousands Each Year (by Typos)

The Social Security Administration is killing off thousands of Americans every year, at least temporarily. About one in 200 deaths typed into the agency’s Death Master File carries a misprint that officially terminates a living person, cutting off credit, bank accounts, and government assistance for the newly “dead,” the Chicago…

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US Bureaucrats ‘Kill’ Thousands Each Year (by Typos)

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