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SSA Email Sparks Political Firestorm | Concord News
Democratic senators are slamming the Social Security Administration for sending a partisan email touting a Republican tax bill as delivering $7,500 in tax relief to seniors — a figure experts say is wildly inflated. The message, meant to tout customer service improvements, also celebrated the bill’s supposed wins, sparking outrage over the agency’s supposed nonpartisan role. Advocacy groups back the senators, noting the deduction’s real impact is far less — closer to $1,100 on average — and irrelevant for many seniors who don’t pay income tax. The controversy underscores growing concerns…
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