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Shutdowns Have Not Stopped Social Security Checks
Politicians, including President Obama have warned that a government shutdown on September 30 would stop Social Security checks. Is that the truth, an empty political threat, or something in between? The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service reports government shutdowns are triggered by Article I, Sec. 9 of the Constitution and the Antideficiency Act, both of which prohibit federal government agencies from spending money before and unless Congress has enacted appropriations bills authorizing the expenditures...Read More
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