That you can't publicly speak on Paypal's internal R&D is perfectly understandable. Also, I have no doubt that the Paypal staff is aware that beginning March 1, 2013 the US Department of the Treasury will no longer issue paper SSA and/or SSI benefit checks. By that time, recipients must setup direct deposit of these benefits into an account, in which the account holder must be the same as the SSN of the benefit recipient. This puts people who bank through the account of a spouse, corporate ID or are even as an account cosigner looking for a a way to direct-deposit any social security benefits they are owed. Personally, it seems prudent to get a solution in place and working smoothly well before the deadline. The SSA support system will most likely be heavily burdened when the switch to "paperless" occurs. Since this policy change affects millions of US citizens, it's hard to understand why Paypal has not issued a public response to date. Can we expect a public response before the 11th hour?
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