Is anyone concerned about DOGE targeting US Soc Sec direct deposit into Thai accounts?

[exant]

message from a retired USA on a farm in Thailand.. Testing 1  2   3  facts my post was deleted because i forwarded FBU SSA.  publicly open email contacts

 

 

 

[bamnutsak]

One analysis is that the plan is to hobble SSA which interrupts payouts, thereby causing the general public to lose confidence in its ability to pay out benefits.

 

Then SSA can be privatized.

 

 

[JimHuaHin]

I am not in your situation, but .... I would give some thought to what alternatives you may enact if Musk or Trump decide to kill US pensions/benefits paid into OS accounts.

 

These are troubling times and no one whose who next will be targeted or terminated by Musk-Trump-Vance.

[Galong]

13 hours ago, JimHuaHin said:

I am not in your situation, but .... I would give some thought to what alternatives you may enact if Musk or Trump decide to kill US pensions/benefits paid into OS accounts.

 

These are troubling times and no one whose who next will be targeted or terminated by Musk-Trump-Vance.

I like the convenience and the fact that the Thai gov sees this is my SS income.  I've got a Schwab account. I wonder how long it would take to swap over given the cut in staffing at the SSA.   On the My Social Security site when I go to the part where you change financial institutions it says "contact us". I hope this isn't a long queue phone call. 

[Yellowtail]

2 minutes ago, Galong said:

I like the convenience and the fact that the Thai gov sees this is my SS income.  I've got a Schwab account. I wonder how long it would take to swap over given the cut in staffing at the SSA.   On the My Social Security site when I go to the part where you change financial institutions it says "contact us". I hope this isn't a long queue phone call. 

Is there a government website in the US that is not a POC? 

 

 

[Galong]

I want to switch from Direct Deposit into my BKK Bank to my US Schwab account. There is no apparent way to do this online. I called the 800 number and they said the estimated waiting time was over 70 minutes!  Is this something that the Manila office handles? They set up my Direct Deposit, so I'm guessing they do financial institution changes.  Have any of you tried to do this before?  Thanks.

[Yellowtail]

15 hours ago, Galong said:

I want to switch from Direct Deposit into my BKK Bank to my US Schwab account. There is no apparent way to do this online. I called the 800 number and they said the estimated waiting time was over 70 minutes!  Is this something that the Manila office handles? They set up my Direct Deposit, so I'm guessing they do financial institution changes.  Have any of you tried to do this before?  Thanks.

I think the Manila office is worth a try. At least you can use email. They helped me with a few things. 

 

The phone wait times have been horrendous at least since covid.