Menu

American ex-pats social security payments.

Post new topic

FindlayMacD

Now that Elon Musk has taken over the US Treasury Payments System and installed his own people in there to run it, his own people being a bunch of 6 kids he calls IT Specialists, all aged between 18 to 24, are any of the American ex-pats on here even slightly worried about their future social security cheques arriving on time or arriving at all.

mugtech

     American here, not worried.  Will find out a week from today.

FindlayMacD

@mugtech

Your also not worried that these juvenile IT novices now have access to all your most sensitive data and with one accidental keystroke, could delete it or mess it up or share it with world even ........ I certainly would be.

mugtech

       Worry had no positive results.

gregparker6201

First I have heard of this. So I Googled it!


Even the legacy media ( which I don’t believe most of the time) are not making a big deal of this. And no mention of 18 to 24 year olds running the show that I can find


Personally Im not concerned, its 12 o’clock time to meet some friends for lunch and beer🍺

a cold beer is of more importance to me than what Elon Musk may or may not do

Cliff Spark

Sometimes it can helpful to worry. This isn’t one of those times. Mainly because this is one of those instances where you could be getting yourself all worked up or would like to control something that isn’t within your reach to control.


It can be prudent to ask yourself, What can you do about it? Your worry should be equal or less than the answer to that question.

mugtech

Sometimes it can helpful to worry. This isn’t one of those times. Mainly because this is one of those instances where you could be getting yourself all worked up or would like to control something that isn’t within your reach to control.
It can be prudent to ask yourself, What can you do about it? Your worry should be equal or less than the answer to that question. - @Cliff Spark

      Exactly.  Worrying about things you cannot change qualifies as 3M  (mostly mental masturbation)

PalawOne


Personally Im not concerned, its 12 o’clock time to meet some friends for lunch and beer🍺
a cold beer is of more importance to me than what Elon Musk may or may not do - @gregparker6201



Greg, allow an aussie to agree ...


Hopefully you're having that beer in the Philippines.


Perfect.  The world's perfect place not to worry.


And Phils people and places love Americans.


Happy trails all


`

Skip Scott

My Social Securiy check was posted to my savings account here in the Philippines late yesterday or last night.

gregparker6201

@PalawOne

Here in Davao

a group of friends American,British and Irish get together on Wednesday’s at noon to shoot the sh***, eat lunch and enjoy a few cold one’s while enjoying the native scenery, natural and feminine

been in and out of Davao since 1984,

Articles to help you in your expat project in the Philippines

All of the Philippines's guide articles