US EditionCommerce secretary: No one but ‘fraudsters’ would complain about missed Social Security check
- A survey from Bankrate revealed that 77% of retirees rely on Social Security checks for necessary expenses, contradicting Lutnick's comments.
- Leland Dudek, the temporary director of the Social Security Administration, warned that blocking access to databases could lead to shutting down the department, impacting payments for 70 million people.
- The AARP criticized the Social Security Administration's changes, saying they could cause 'real economic hardship' for older Americans dependent on these benefits.
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Lutnick: Only a 'Fraudster' Would Gripe Over Missing SS Payments
A Trump Cabinet member has caused a ruckus with his remarks about Social Security, using one of his own family members in his narrative. As the GOP tries to assuage Americans' fears that benefits paid out by the Social Security Administration are on the chopping block, Commerce Secretary Howard Ludnick...
Rachel Maddow 'Can't Bear to Watch' Trump's Social Security Cuts: 'A Fraudster Always Makes the Loudest Noise'
Rachel Maddow had a strong warning in the wake of Donald Trump’s planned cuts to the Social Security Administration and offices around the United States, which include the firing of at least 12% of the SSA’s staff. “My whole adult life, we have thought of attacking Social Security as the third rail of American politics,” Maddow said on her show Friday night. “You touch it, and it is a guaranteed political death. Well, we are now witnessing the s…
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