US EditionReader's View: Support for Trump, Stauber has to be declining
- Elon Musk and his staff made unsubstantiated claims about Social Security fraud on Fox News, labeling recipients as 'fraudsters.'
- Nancy Altman, president of Social Security Works, stated that Social Security has a fraud rate of only 0.00625%, much lower than private retirement plans.
- Critics accused the Trump administration of chaos at the Social Security Administration, affecting services and causing long hold times.
- Senator Ron Wyden argued that the administration's actions suggest a move towards privatizing Social Security.
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Reader's View: Support for Trump, Stauber has to be declining
Elon Musk called Social Security a ponzi scheme. If he wants to eliminate Social Security, he should give each person in the U.S. who is not already a millionaire a couple million dollars. It would not diminish his pile. Why, recently, Musk’s Tesla stock went down $16 billion, and he didn't even seem to flinch. A March 17 letter in the News Tribune (Reader’s View: “Stauber forgets he works for us”) reported that U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber only sends…
Letters: Social Security reliance for the common people
Social Security reliance for the common people Do you know anyone who lives on their Social Security checks without other income? If you don’t, there are millions of elderly and disabled people who are depending on that check. Because I worked for a small community social service agency, I have seen the faces of those who absolutely depended on that check. Those retirees who do not depend on it to keep themselves off the street receive a check, …
Elon Musk berated for latest 'absurd' Social Security fraud claims
Elon Musk, the de facto head of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, was berated anew Friday after insidiously tarring millions of Social Security recipients as "fraudsters"—a tactic critics called part of an orchestrated Republican scheme to destroy the vital earned benef...
Roslindale protesters tell Musk and his teenage mutant ninja dorks to keep their hands off Social Security
By adamg on Fri., 3/28/2025 - 8:45 pm Robert Orthman shows some of the 200 people who stood outside the Social Security office in Roslindale Square this afternoon with a simple message: Hands off. Chris Lang posted photos of the rest, standing on the other side of Washington Street. Neighborhoods: RoslindaleFree tagging: Social SecurityRoslindale SquareWashington Street
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