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George
Takei and Patty Duke Join Forces to Tell Americans to Boldly Go to
www.socialsecurity.gov
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[May 16, 2011]
Entertainment
icons George Takei and Patty Duke have teamed up to tell Americans
to Boldly Go
to
www.socialsecurity.gov
to apply for retirement, disability, Medicare, and so much more.
The two celebrities are joining forces in a new campaign to help the
Social Security Administration promote its online services as an
easy and secure way for people to do business with the agency.
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“Social Security has a great
website and the top-rated online services in the U.S.,” said Michael
J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security. “We now have a fun new
way to get the word out. Having George join forces with Patty will
help us reach the millions of people who can take advantage of this
convenient way of doing business with Social Security.
Boldly Go
to
www.socialsecurity.gov
to plan for your retirement and to apply online so that you too may
live long and prosper.”
“Won’t filing for Social Security
benefits online be confusing?” George asks Patty in one of eight new
commercials. “It’s simple and easy,” Patty assures George. “It’s
so easy, even Kirk could do it.”
Those ready to retire, apply
for disability benefits, or delay retirement and apply only for
Medicare, can do so from the comfort of their home or from any
computer. Two million people took advantage of Social Security’s
convenient online benefit applications last year. People already
receiving Social Security benefits can go online to let Social
Security know about a change of address or phone number, start or
change direct deposit, get a proof of income letter, or replace a
lost Medicare card.
Social Security’s website “is
for everyone,” Patty tells George in another spot. Workers can get
an online estimate of their future retirement benefits and use
Social Security’s planners to plan for a secure retirement. In
addition, Patty says, “Young people can help their grandparents with
retiring online or getting extra help with their Medicare
prescription drug costs.” To which George concludes, “Everyone, of
all ages, should go to
www.socialsecurity.gov.”
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 Social Security’s online
services not only provide a convenient option for the public, they
are a lifeline for the agency in a time of fast growing workloads as
baby boomers begin retiring in record numbers and millions more need
Social Security’s services due to the economic downturn.
To learn more about Social
Security’s online services and to view the new George Takei and
Patty Duke public service announcements,
Boldly Go
to
www.socialsecurity.gov.
Like George, you may find yourself saying, “Oh my!”
[PRESS OFFICE OF SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION]
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