US EditionTrump and Musk are targeting Social Security, and you should worry
- Elon Musk compared Social Security to a scheme causing pain that Americans would prefer to fix rather than eliminate, emphasizing the need to protect it.
- A 2024 report stated that $72 billion in improper payments were made, representing less than 1% of the total $8.6 trillion in benefits paid out from 2015 to 2022.
- Experts state there is little evidence of fraud, with recent audits showing minimal waste or fraud in the system.
- The AARP reported confusion and concern among older Americans due to recent abrupt rule changes in Social Security, causing operational chaos.
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Letter: Rapid changes in Washington eventually will affect us all
Changes to our American way of life are occurring like a blitzkrieg. When will it affect you? Will it be when your grandma loses her Social Security, your uncle loses his veterans medical care, the post office is not around to deliver your mail, or scientists are no longer hired to check our foods for E.coli? Maybe it will occur when someone you know is deported based on suspicion; schools and colleges are defunded, making an education available…
Fix Social Security With American Principles
The speed and seriousness with which Donald Trump is shaking up Washington has everyone’s head spinning. If the president called me and asked my advice how he should explain to the American people what he is doing, I would say he should tell every American to read our Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump is working to restore the principles and foundations that the nation’s founders clearly laid out there that define the American republic. …
Trump and Musk test out the 'friction theory' on Americans through health care, Social Security
Thomas Jefferson referred to the U.S. government as a “common house” that provided the people protection and stability. Donald Trump is trying to evict Americans from that comfy home by making it hard to get benefits that should be thought…
‘Irresponsible and Cruel’: Rachel Maddow Rips Into Trump and Musk Over Latest Action Against Americans
Rachel Maddow on Monday took aim at a press release from the Trump administration that tried to backtrack on plans to shut down dozens of Social Security offices across the country. The MSNBC host didn’t hold back, slamming Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s actions in her opening monologue. Maddow spent the first half of her show talking about the growing protests against Trump administration policies, including cuts to government staff and programs.…
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