LETTER TO U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

 

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U.S. Representative:

 

Washington, DC

 

Dear Representative:

 

 

Each year thousands of retired senior citizens are thrown into poverty or financial distress due to the loss of their retired spouses. If they were both on Social Security, the surviving spouse of a couple may find it difficult to continue without the second check which stopped coming when their spouse passed away.

I think that a bill should be sponsored and passed for “Two Checks for Surviving Spouses” that would allow the second check to continue. By receiving both checks, the surviving spouse would have time to adjust personally and financially to the absence of their beloved spouse. Even though their spouse is no longer with them, most of their monthly bills and expenses are still there.

There is a massive government account that sits unused resulting from unclaimed Social Security benefits or recipients who could not be located.  This account can be used to fund this initiative.

I ask that you give great thought to this initiative for “Two Checks for Surviving Spouses” and make a change that will benefit retired Americans who receive Social Security.

Sincerely,

 

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