Heads up. Soc. Sec. just told me what will happen in 2 years. [View All]

I signed up, on the phone, for direct deposit of my Soc. Sec. check.
Talked to a live human, with something called Go Direct ( who I suspected is a contractor) and he said that come 2013, anyone who is NOT signed up direct deposit will get a debit card instead of a check.
He said debit cards are now issued to "the unbanked", but even with a banking account,
if you are not signed up by 2013, you get a debit card

I will tell you, after reading up about those cards, there are hidden fees.
When I wrote something here about that 6 months ago, a lot of people did not want to believe it.
If this affects you, do your own homework, look it up.

I am not comfortable about even direct deposit, I am not comfortable about a system that can stop my money flow with a flick of the switch, so to speak, but I have no choice in this case, and wanted to sign up early, before the rush next year.

So, hopefully, in about 60 days I will have direct deposit, supposed to have one more paper check next month.
We shall see what happens, I know in the case of a missing check all sorts of problems and delays can happen.