Social Security Administration commissioner Martin O'Malley sat down over the phone with The Dallas Morning News for an interview on the future of the program...
The rising commissioner hopes to address lengthy waiting periods, staffing issues and more to help bring Social Security into the modern age.Social Security commissioner Martin O’Malley has been touring the nation to speak with city and state leaders about the program’s future along with what he and the agency can do to best serve its 70 million-plus recipients.
“My first seven months here, we were in a hiring freeze. We have fewer staff because of reductions imposed on us by Congress,” he said. “Our fixed costs are going to go up and we’re no different than a police department or school in that respect. It’s like having more students but less teachers. So we really need Congress to act to restore staffing, otherwise they’re going to end up with more angry constituents upset about wait times and Social Security.
in the United States. Getting them to pay more over time would mean the agency could sleep a little easier at night, he said.When changes were made to Social Security in 1983, the agency didn’t anticipate how tax laws would change to benefit America’s top earners and it’s something O’Malley wants to address soon, he said.
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