Faced with a firestorm of criticism just as Americans are preparing to file their tax returns today, the Social Security Administration has “halted” the outrageous practice of seizing tax refunds from children of parents believed to have received overpayments from SSI. Ecreditdaily reports: The U.S. government is halting a relatively new debt collection practice after media reports revealed that the Social Security Administration was seizing tax refunds. Those IRS refunds belonged to the children of parents or other relatives who had died allegedly owing the government for old debts, in some cases these debts amounted to Social Security overpayments that were not the fault of the recipient. Four days ago, I suggested that this “government run amok” issue was a great opportunity for the GOP. But alas: U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-California) and Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) praised Monday’s announcement by Social Security...(Read Full Post)