Economy

KarenS

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1. I used to program and maintain computer systems written in COBOL.

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 06:08 PM

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Good Grief. That is truly a way to 'accidentally' destroy Social Security,,,, rewrite the damn computer system.

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Further thoughts on this,,,, To properly understand a large old computer system such as this, it must be thoroughly analyzed and flow-charted which would take many months,,,, To think they can replace the 'core' of it in just a few months is outrageous and wrong and criminal. This is "CEO" and upper management speak, salesman speak,,,, There is zero reality to these statements.

I am now truly afraid.

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I used to program and maintain computer systems written in COBOL. KarenS Saturday #1

It takes more than a couple of months to write and test this. Henry203 Saturday #2

Seems like this is just a rotation of T threats. Hope22 Saturday #3

Least of my worries. They can probably convert almost any large payment system to handle SS requirements. Silent Type Saturday #4

I used to teach COBOL lapfog_1 Saturday #5

Replacing civilization not a bad thing in and of itself mysuzuki2 Saturday #6