Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Elon Musk Issues Major Social Security Warning!

Billionaire Elon Musk has said there is widespread fraud taking place in the payment of "federal entitlements" like Social Security.

Posted by Corky at 11:58 AM | 31 COMMENTS | permalink

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Musk wrote on X on February 11:

"At this point, I am 100% certain that the magnitude of the fraud in federal entitlements (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Welfare, Disability, etc) exceeds the combined sum of every private scam you've ever heard by FAR. It's not even close."

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"It follows another post from February 8 in which Musk said he was told there are currently over $100 billion per year of entitlements payments to individuals with no Social Security Number or "even a temporary ID number."

Yeah, right... why don't you find out for yourself and try to get SS without a SS number, or hey, try to use your number to get a another account.

But have a good lawyer ready.

There are surely some problems, but the vast majority will be do to cheap, antiquated data facilities, including that 20 year old PC some of them use.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 12:04 PM

Corky,

Just listen to the man. Lets look at his proof. If what he says is true, lets get to the bottom of it and save some money.

You know you can audit without reducing benefits of people receiving, don't you?

I would want him to stop the money going places it shouldn't.

You should too.

#2 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 12:16 PM

You know you can audit and make it come out any way you want, right?

And you are never, ever going to see his 'proof'.

He's a Nazi lover... I remember when US soldiers didn't put up with Nazis.

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 12:21 PM

Just listen to the man. Lets look at his proof. If what he says is true, lets get to the bottom of it and save some money.

You know you can audit without reducing benefits of people receiving, don't you?

I would want him to stop the money going places it shouldn't.

You should too.

Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 12:16 PM | Reply

It's not the executive Branch's power to decide where and how much money is spent. That rests solely with the legislative branch. They are the one's who controls the purse. Just sayin

#4 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-11 12:21 PM

"Just listen to the man. Let's look at his proof."

I listened to him. He is full of ----. Like you. He doesn't need any proof. He doesn't give any proof. He only spews his hateful ideological nonsense. Like you.

Proof is hard werk.

"You know you can audit without reducing benefits of people receiving, don't you?"

Don't tell corky. Tell Trumpy.

He is the one who thinks you have to freeze funding and shut down an agency and send civil servants home to audit it.

#5 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-11 12:24 PM

At this point, I am 100% certain that Elon musk has no business threatening Americans and Americans cannot trust Trump and Musk with their crucial federal benefits - or their personal data.

#6 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-11 12:29 PM

Yeah... Musk now has Boaz's SS number, his Military Pension Acct, and knows where he lives.

#7 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 12:33 PM

"They are the one's"

Please use proper English.

#8 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-02-11 01:55 PM

Corky,
Just listen to the man. Lets look at his proof. If what he says is true, lets get to the bottom of it and save some money.
You know you can audit without reducing benefits of people receiving, don't you?
I would want him to stop the money going places it shouldn't.
You should too.
#2 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 12:16 PM

Oh, I agree that looking at the truth is beneficial.

How much and whom was "saved" by shuttering USAID?

Or by copying our social security information, financial records and medical data and leveraging it?

Paying attention to so much winning can be distracting from the losing.

#9 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-02-11 02:07 PM

Boaz is a stupid ------- moron.

#10 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-02-11 02:10 PM

It's not the executive Branch's power to decide where and how much money is spent.

Are you that ------- stupid? The executive branch executes what money the legislative branch gives it.

Dumbass.

Trump is the CEO of the U.S. It's his responsibility that the money isn't wasted.

#11 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 02:15 PM

Are you that ------- stupid? The executive branch executes what money the legislative branch gives it.

Dumbass.

Trump is the CEO of the U.S. It's his responsibility that the money isn't wasted.

Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 02:15 PM | Reply

You really are a Dummkopf aren't you Boaz?? It's the job of the Government Accountability Office to do the audits. Which is part of the legislative branch who is in charge of the money. It's part of the Constitution you ignoramus.

#12 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-11 02:20 PM

Every time Boaz posts, it's a sad reminder of how stupid Republicans are.

I find it incredible that anyone is okay with an unelected billionaire rummaging through all this nation's private information and getting access to everyone's personal data.

------- unbelievable.

#13 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-11 02:26 PM

"It's not the executive Branch's power to decide where and how much money is spent."
Are you that ------- stupid? The executive branch executes what money the legislative branch gives it.
Dumbass.
Trump is the CEO of the U.S. It's his responsibility that the money isn't wasted.
#11 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 02:15 PM

HE IS A SERVANT TO OUR CONSTITUTION, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

Bypassing it's process and separation of powers is opposite to responsible governance.

Why hasn't he stopped subsidies to oil corporations, pharmaceutical corporations, or the mega-wealthy such as Musk?

Your servitude to their ideals is irresponsibility and not upholding democracy.

Also, Trump does not respect military readiness. Transgender people serve without issue. Sexuality is baked into our complexity, THAT is to our advantage, not punishing diversity such as removing clubs and firing amputees. The separation of language such as 'transgender', 'diversity, equity and inclusion' is blatant oppression. How can you command respect if you cannot demonstrate it?

#14 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-02-11 02:28 PM

Just listen to the man. Lets look at his proof.

Proof? You morons didn't need any proof about what was on Hunter Biden's "smoking gun email" or "laptop" and you shht yourselves for four years over it.

No. Republicans don't need proof or evidence.

They're just going to believe anything Elon, Trump or republicans tell them to believe

They live in a fantasy world.

#15 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-11 02:29 PM

I don't trust musk, one bit.

But where is he headed with this?

#16 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-11 02:31 PM

I would imagine a wealthy guy like musk already has access to a frightening amount of personal data on people.

For generations, Republicans have railed on about fraud and abuse in the Social Security program. Never done jack ---- about it.

What is Musk gonna do?

#17 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-11 02:34 PM

It is already audited. Why are conservatives so arrogant and ignorant?

#18 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-02-11 02:40 PM

Never done jack ---- about it.

Well, something is getting done now.

Whole lotta screaming going on now.

#19 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 03:13 PM

Never done jack ---- about it.
Well, something is getting done now.
Whole lotta screaming going on now.
#19 | Posted by boaz at 2025-02-11 03:13 PM

The leopard that ate your face has set fire to your house and all you have is "This is fine."

#20 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-02-11 03:26 PM

Whole lotta screaming going on now.

#19 | POSTED BY BOAZ

By citizens of the United States.

Trumpy and Elon are acting like we are their subjects.

We are not their subjects.

We are citizens.

FAFO

#21 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-02-11 04:04 PM

WHY are some people just OK with DJT acting like a King, who sends a billionaire (who makes him look like a comparable pauper), who has NO Gov Vetting or Congressional Purse String Hearings... and likes to play Nazi on weekends at German Neo-Nazi Party gatherings while saluting them with their own salute?

We fought a Revolution to get rid of a King... perhaps it time for another?

I mean, while we already have the Military Brass on our side, and before that changes with enough Trump appointees.

#22 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 04:22 PM

oh, and btw, Herr Musk, (like Trump) refuses to show his taxes, while raking in millions (billions?) in Gov Contracts and Subsidies?

#23 | Posted by Corky at 2025-02-11 04:25 PM

Republicans are fine with giving billions to the wealthy.

As long as not 1 penny goes to the poor.

They've been brainwashed to be useful idiots, pawns, expendable fools.

#24 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-11 05:08 PM

-Trumpy and Elon are acting like we are their subjects.

Some here ARE subjects. Peons. Minions

#25 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-11 08:10 PM

I don't trust musk, one bit.
But where is he headed with this?
#16 | POSTED BY EBERLY

That's the million dollar question, now isn't it.

The problem is, Republicans don't care, at all.

That's worrisome.

Why Republican voters and politicians seem to be okay with Musk doing anything he wants to do is beyond my comprehension.

Musk may know information about people because of Twitter algorithms.

But why he has our social security information and whatever else doesn't sit well with me.

#26 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-02-11 08:54 PM

"That's the million dollar question"

More like the trillion dollar question.

#27 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-02-11 09:10 PM

anyone have an opinion, regardless of how they feel about Trump or Musk, on the claim that there is rampant fraud occurring?

Or is everyone here so partisan that topics can no longer be discussed?

#28 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-02-12 07:47 AM

Please use proper English.

Please use proper grammar.

#8 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-02-11 01:55 PM | Reply

Just sayin

#29 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-02-12 07:55 AM

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The right has cursed at the fraud for years....but so what? What changes to the system have they made?

My brother was an alcoholic for most of his adult life. He managed to eventually qualify for disability. No other issues....just a lazy ass boozer.

I don't think SS should have been paying for it. But that's just my opinion. Is it fraud? I don't know. It might be "waste" but I don't know if he actually lied on the application or not.

I do see cases occasionally where people have kept a dead person in a freezer or buried in the backyard so they can keep getting the SS checks. THAT's fraud....but is it a sizable amount?

And what in the hell is Musk going to do about it anyway? SS keeps paying someone until a death certificate is filed. How else are they supposed to know someone died and no longer qualifies?

#30 | Posted by eberly at 2025-02-12 08:00 AM

"Please use proper English.
Please use proper grammar."

Proper English implies proper grammar.

#31 | Posted by sentinel at 2025-02-12 08:07 AM

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