Okay, I am trying to hold back here. Look, SS is MANDATORY spending not DISCRETIONARY. IF and I say IF checks were stopped it would be by one person and one person only and yes that would be theft not to mention a monolithic task. Other than that, I DO believe the checks will go out and am not worried one iota. SS is running a surplus. That does not mean it can't or won't become insolvent down the road. This is why "reforms" are needed to keep SS/Medicare solvent for future generations. And why I know how I will vote in 2012!