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You mean their CIA paychecks aren't cutting it? They want SS too???

Greedy bastards.

Just exactly how many former Nazis are collecting Social Security that the entire Congress of the United States needed to take the time, effort and assets involved to introduce, discuss and pass this law and then take up the President's time to sign it. And they did this instead of dealing with issues that affect millions of people, the environment, the economy or other important works. Unless the bill provides for repayment by former Nazis, time and effort would have been better spent on something more useful. Doing nothing while appearing to be doing something. That pretty much sums up this Congress.

Even going with an age of 20 at the time, most of these guys would be more than 80 years old now. How many could there be?

Also, I take issue with making laws that affect "suspected" Nazis. Find them guilty of a crime according to US law, then take away the benefits they earned.

And I hate Nazis. The thought of those dirty bastards getting anything good sickens me.

away from people based on some political wild hair and certainly can't subscribe to doing so without due process.

I'm sure some moron will accuse me of being a NAZI sympathizer or some foolishness but fuck em, they would be dumber than dogshit, the process is absurd and before long some peckerwood will decide that the idea should be expanded perhaps starting with child molesters or some other abhorrent group and slowly expand the reach until they can steal people's money for reasons few would hop onto now but after boiling the frog a bit will seem less outlandish, particularly as the pressure for general cuts increases.

This is a really bad idea and by definition is of little to no actual consequence at the budget level, just grandstanding with a camel's nose that few would complain about slipping under the tent.

And if anyone opposes this, they are defending child molesters! I agree with you, this is a bad precedent.

If they paid into the system, they're entitled to benefits. Social Security is NOT welfare, and feel good measures like this make it sound like it is.

Shouldn't they be packed off to The Hague if we know who and where they are?

like all the more recent war criminals who should be sent there ...

US citizens who are living abroad. Although it does seem like someone should know be alerted that we know they are Nazis? And why were they given US citizenship?

That's an interesting question. I knew about folks fleeing to Argentina. Wouldn't be surprised if some of the higher-up scientists were helped out by friends in other countries.

This story begs for more details.