Social Security Could Collapse in 30-90 Days Under Trump Assault

Tuesday, March 04, 2025

"Ultimately, you're going to see the system collapse and an interruption of benefits," O'Malley said. "I believe you will see that within the next 30 to 90 days." Ahead of any interruption in benefits, "people should start saving now," [former commissioner and former Maryland Gov. Martin] O'Malley said.

Posted by donnerboy at 07:32 AM | 15 COMMENTS | permalink

The former Social Security chief has warned that Elon Musk's cost-cutting spree could cause a system breakdown within the next 30 to 90 days.

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-- The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) March 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM

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I'm told by MAGA that this is another Can't Make an Omelet Without Cracking Eggs moment.

Too bad there are no more eggs.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-03 03:47 PM

"Mission Accomplished!"
-Elon Musk

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-03 03:48 PM

But as I consider it, maybe in Trump/MAGA world "eggs" refers to people?

Yeah, those will start cracking for sure.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-03 03:48 PM

Trump is a bull in a china shop.

And we are the china.

#4 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-03 03:59 PM

hoax....

#5 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-03-03 04:13 PM

Should TrumpCo thoughtlessly end SS, it would mean systemic starvation and eventual homelessness of untold elderly Americans, myself included. You Trump fanatics should realize what that incomprehensible scenario would mean to the vast majority of the old school republican voter base should TrumpCo go forward with the dismantlement of this social safety net.

#6 | Posted by dutch46 at 2025-03-03 04:14 PM

Should TrumpCo thoughtlessly end SS, it would mean systemic starvation and eventual homelessness of untold elderly Americans, myself included.

I suspect it will be even worse than that.

There are 400 million guns in America.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-03 04:23 PM

It has been said: "No society is more than three (or sometimes nine) meals away from revolution"

Not sure whether that is true but many Americans are just a paycheck away from homelessness and there is a critical mass whereby the hoi polloi will begin to rebel.

Which is easier? Selling your gun for food and shelter or just taking it with that gun.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-03 04:29 PM

hoax....

#5 | Posted by shrimptacodan

STFU idiot.

When it happens, I'm sure you'll have some mealy mouthed bulls(*& to chirp so as to avoid criticizing Trump.

---- sycophantic s(*&heap.

#9 | Posted by jpw at 2025-03-03 05:53 PM

Which is easier? Selling your gun for food and shelter or just taking it with that gun.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy

Depends on whether or not you're confident the homeowner isn't armed themselves.

Anyway, a potentially volatile situation.

Best case scenario is massive upheaval as we return to multi-generational households against our will as a means of resource pooling to survive.

#10 | Posted by jpw at 2025-03-03 05:55 PM

#11 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-03-04 12:07 AM

This cynic has long discounted Social Security being available for me in retirement. My spouse and I have saved a long, long time for that day when we would leave the world of work. We will survive, but millions of our fellow citizens will not, not even for a short amount of time. I'll wager that the most frightening thing any MAGA politician could ever imagine is a large crowd of senior citizens rolling down the street in their wheel chairs, protesting the present situation. All those MAGAts will realize that they are out of jobs...

#12 | Posted by catdog at 2025-03-04 09:47 AM

@#6 ... Should TrumpCo thoughtlessly end SS, ...

Trump says Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid 'won't be touched' in federal cuts (February 18, 2025)
www.nbcnews.com

... Trump said during tonight's interview with Elon Musk on Fox News that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid would largely be left untouched as his administration moves to cut federal spending and reshape the government.

"Social Security won't be touched, other than this fraud or something we're going to find," Trump said. "It's going to be strengthened, but won't be touched. Medicare, Medicaid, none of that stuff is going to be touched." ...

#13 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-04 01:52 PM

"Social Security won't be touched, other than this fraud or something we're going to find," Trump said. "It's going to be strengthened, but won't be touched.

He just "touched it".

And as we all know by now:

Everything Trump touches dies.

#14 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-04 02:01 PM

@#14 ... He just "touched it".

And as we all know by now: ...

Yup.

Which is why I cited that article.

A mere two weeks ago, Pres Trump was lying a different story.

#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-04 02:07 PM

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