US EditionMusk uses immigration and claims of voter fraud to sell Social Security Administration cuts
- The Social Security Administration plans to require in-person identity checks for recipients while closing field offices, causing concern among lawmakers and advocacy groups that this creates barriers for vulnerable populations.
- Beginning March 31, those unable to verify their identity online must visit an SSA office, affecting those without access to transportation or technology.
- Nancy LeaMond of AARP expressed that the elimination of phone verification will increase wait times for service.
- Harrison Fields, a White House spokesman, stated that the intention of these changes is to prevent fraud while claiming they are aimed at protecting seniors.
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RollingStone
BizTocElon Musk, Owner of X, Complains He’s Losing ‘Propaganda War’
Elon Musk, who owns one of the world’s biggest social media platforms, has spent many millions of dollars on politics as he helps Donald Trump slash the federal government and continue the administration’s attack on immigrants. Now, Musk is saying that he is losing the “propaganda war,” potentially through his own choices. Recent polling shows people don’t like Musk. On Friday, numbers pundit Nate Silver posted on X that Musk’s popularity is a…
The Atlantic
Phil's Stock WorldMusk Comes for the ‘Third Rail of American Politics’
Donald Trump promised to protect social security. Elon Musk didn’t.
Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? The facts behind Elon Musk's claim
In an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, billionaire businessman and White House adviser Elon Musk resurrected a term that Social Security critics have sometimes used to describe the program, calling […] The post Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? The facts behind Elon Musk’s claim appeared first on Poynter.
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