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Hope22

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

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2025, 06:25 PM

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Today at the top of the pile is Doge and more personal threats to Americans. No way they can build a new version so quickly and not hose the system. It’s more than time for Congress to step in and say hell no! Yesterday he officially tanked the global economy. Seems like that deserves more than a twenty hour window! Just saying!

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From COBOL To Crisis? DOGE's Plan To Rewrite Social Security's Code In Months Sparks Fears Of Payment Disruptions [View all] Eugene Saturday OP

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