Pando was measured and given statistical biggitude by University of Colorado ecology professor Michael Grant, who was listening to NPR one day and heard about the other so-called biggest living thing on Earth, and decided, no, that other one is too unlovely. We can do better, he thought.
Let's focus on the frightening loss of needed Social Security benefits from people now eligible for Social Security but with delinquent student loans. It used to be that the wisdom was Social Security benefits can't be garnished so that income was safe from creditors.According to the Department of Treasury's Financial Management Service data in 2000, only six people had their Social Security checks garnished for delinquent student loan debt.et's focus on the frightening loss of needed Social Security benefits from people now eligible for Social Security but with delinquent student loans. It used to be that the wisdom was Social Security benefits can't be garnished so that income was safe from creditors.
If you owe the federal government back taxes whether income or another type, Section 6334 of the Internal Revenue Code allows for Social Security benefits to be garnished to collect those overdue taxes. Up to 15 percent of your monthly benefit can be garnished to pay the debt un the Tax Payer Relief Act of 1997.ther than taxes, if you owe other federal agencies money, your Social Security benefits can be garnished under the Debt Collection Act of 1996. In these instances, the Social Security Administration will directly transfer the garnishment to the agency requesting it.