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.

  • radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com
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    18 days ago

    Leave my social security alone, you prick. We pay into it, it is not an entitlement. If it is becoming unsustainable, then remove the cap.

    These guys hope to make the US become a third world country. They have no idea how bad it can become if there is widespread poverty in America.

    • EvacuateSoul@lemmy.world
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      18 days ago

      We pay into it, it is not an entitlement.

      It is an entitlement because you pay for it.

      The opposite would be means-tested, where you would have to qualify.