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Opinion: Seniors prepare for Social Security cuts
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Protestors walk around the square in downtown Gainesville Friday, March, 14, 2025, for a mock "funeral" for the announcement that the Social Security office in Gainesville was closing. - photo by Scott Rogers
Letter to the editor
Published: Mar 20, 2025, 10:25 PM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk have determined that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are entitlements to be gutted at their discretion.
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Opinion: Closing of Social Security office doesn’t seem efficient
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The Rubicon office building located near Thompson Bridge on Lake Lanier has been sold. One of the occupants of the building is the Social Security Administration. - photo by Scott Rogers
Letter to the editor
Published: Mar 20, 2025, 10:18 PM
If closing the Gainesville Social Security office is an attempt at creating a smarter, more efficient government, it is way wide of the mark.
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