The recent actions at the U.S. Social Security Administration by Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency are putting monthly benefit checks for more than 72.5 million Americans at risk, former commissioner and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley told CNBC.com.
Elon Musk called Social Security a "ponzi scheme." This is absolute rubbish. Social Security has paid every benefit owed to every eligible American for 85 years. Perhaps the bigger "ponzi scheme" is the $38 billion spent by taxpayers to prop up his corporations?
-- Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) March 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If the Social Security office in your area closes, you will know it:
5 Social Security offices in Georgia to close | What we know
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Elon Musk's DOGE website lists Nashville Social Security office among cuts
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Trump, Musk and Doge shuttering Social Security offices means longer lines and some not getting their benefits.
A fact-sheet: bsky.app
Here is a list of Social Secruty office closings:
A glut of cuts have taken already place across the country. Alabama has been hit especially hard, which officials are calling "devastating." Offices inAnniston, Cullman, Gadsden, and Jasper, Alabamaare alreadyconfirmedto have closed. Five Georgia offices are set for closure inBrunswick, Columbus, Gainesville, Thomasville, and Vidalia.The Grenada, Greenwood, and Meridian, Mississippi SSA offices are also scheduled to close. The Franklin, North Carolina office has been closed, while the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina is scheduled to close, along with the Greenwood, South Carolina office. The Nashville, Tennessee,Rockford, Illinois, andMelbourne, Florida offices have all also been closed.
The Columbus, Ohio office moved to a different federal space, although many of the city's federal buildings are currently in DOGE's sights. Meanwhile,service reductions are planned for the Poughkeepsieand White Plains, New York offices, which has been met with backlash by local officials. DOGE also lists a variety of Arkansas offices as "agency approved lease termination" targets: Forrest City, Jonesboro, and Texarkana. Similar language is used on the DOGE site to describe SSA offices in Houma, Louisiana, Elizabeth City and Greenville, North Carolina, Lawton, Oklahoma, Abilene, Texas and Victoria, Texas. The Nacogdoches, Texas office is closing, however local news outlets say that has less to do with DOGE and more to do with a planned move spanning 15 years.
Per the DOGE website, the following Social Security office closures are currently being negotiated: Grand Junction, Colorado; Kalispell and Missoula, Montana; Minot, North Dakota; Rock Springs, Wyoming; and Horseheads, New York.
What's the point of a mass closing of Social Security offices except the deliberate terrorization of old and sick people?
#54 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-04 11:
Here's how the Social Security Office being closed will affect people in this area:
NY AG on Social Security closure: 'It is simply unconscionable'www.poughkeepsiejournal.com
In a letter to the SSA acting commissioner, James said, "Recent reports show that currently, without the devastating impact of this reported closure, the White Plains office has a roughly 2,000-case backlog and that redetermination hearings come with an eight-month wait. It is simply unconscionable to strip away the services altogether rather than trying to fix an already challenging situation."
"laying off a few dozen workers."
Meanwhile, back in reality:
"The Social Security Administration says it plans to cut some 7,000 jobs"
www.npr.org
"A 10-12% reduction in SS workforce"
That's the very bottom of the range.
But you're okay if they fire 50% of the workforce too.
WASHINGTON (AP) " The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000, according to a person familiar with the agency's plans who is not authorized to speak publicly. The workforce reduction, according to a second person who also spoke on the condition of anonymity, could be as high as 50%. apnews.com
"It's reasonable in most industries to staff up and then staff back down with demand."
Is demand for Social Security increased, or decreased these days?
"More Americans are expected to turn 65 through 2027 than in any time in history."
www.cnbc.com
You're an incredibly stupid person.
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