Watchdogs Say World's Richest Man Elon Musk Has 'Declared War on Social Security' | Common Dreams
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"Elon Musk's commission is a plot to destroy our Social Security by giving it to Wall Street executives—so that you get nothing and they get everything," warned one advocate.

Summary

Elon Musk amplified Senator Mike Lee’s calls to overhaul Social Security, labeling it a “nightmare.”

Lee, known for advocating the elimination of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, criticized the program as deceptive and mismanaged.

Musk, co-chair of Trump’s advisory commission on cutting federal spending, faces accusations of aligning with GOP efforts to privatize or gut Social Security.

Advocacy groups denounce these moves as a threat to seniors and disabled Americans, warning that Republicans aim to shift earned benefits to Wall Street, despite broad public opposition to cuts or privatization.

  • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zipEnglish
    17·
    8 days ago

    Well, seeing as SSDI is my only source of income, guess I’ll die homeless if that gets cut off.

    Cool!

    • ATDA@lemmy.world
      16·
      8 days ago

      Being homeless is also not an option in conservative hell. You’ll need to report to your local jail, er slave cen, er employment center!

      • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zipEnglish
        5·
        8 days ago

        So anyway, anyone in a more sane country wanna do a sham marriage?

        35 / M / Former DB Admin, Software Engineer

        Been told I have a lovely singing voice.

          • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.zipEnglish
            1·
            8 days ago

            ASL, lol?

            I am mostly not kidding.

            Though I am in good spirits, I spent most of 2023 and a bit of 2024 homeless… got held hostage and assaulted for a week in my own apartment, was severely injured, lost my job, couldn’t pay rent, got evicted, lost everything I’d ever owned, family and ‘friends’ either didn’t care or said I was crazy and none of that happened.

            My life objectively sucks, if my SSDI gets cut to nothing, I will likely literally die horribly.

            If anybody needs a stay at home tech dork, who can maybe hopefully someday do enough of my own self directed physical therapy (lol can’t afford actual PT), may also be useful as a light handyman…

            I also have a steam library I can family share… I dunno.

            • AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works
              2·
              7 days ago

              30s/FtM/Minnesota

              I am mostly kidding though, unfortunately. I do have an easy path to EU citizenship open to me, but actually moving is expensive and I work retail. I’m absolutely open to the idea that, at my age, standards are low enough and I might just click with someone and know that I want to spend the foreseeable future with them, but I’m not actually looking to defraud anyone, lol.