The union representing many agency employees views the cuts as a precursor to privatizing Social Security. It convened the 2011 Commission to Modernize Social Security and recently released a report on Social Security’s role in lifting children out of poverty. Social Security is facing dark times — not just figuratively, but as in the lights would go out. That’s the warning from Social Security Administration (SSA) officials if an appropriations bill pushed by House Republicans takes effect. But SSA officials predict those services would be seriously interrupted with funding cuts planned by House Republicans.

Source: Washington Post August 09, 2016 11:03 UTC