Consumers
for Paper Options, a coalition advocating for equal access to government
services and information, today announced the results of a national poll which
demonstrates that an overwhelming majority of Americans oppose federal efforts
to eliminate paper-based information and services.
Recent
federal decisions to eradicate paper-based options for key services - such as
Social Security checks, savings bonds and income tax forms - have rendered
these services difficult or even impossible for millions of Americans to access
while exposing them to rising fraud. In fact, the Senate Special Committee on
Aging will hold a hearing today at 2 p.m. to examine fraud as a result of the
Social Security electronic payments mandate.
