Monday, March 17, 2025

Memo details Trump plan to sabotage Social Security

An internal Social Security Administration (SSA) memo, sent on March 13 and obtained by Popular Information, details proposed changes to the claims process that would debilitate the agency, cause significant processing delays, and prevent many Americans from applying for or receiving benefits.

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The goal is to make Americans distrust the Government... so that's it's easier to Privatize Gov in the hands of Corporations.

Which is why all the outright lies about Soc Sec and Medicare.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-17 03:30 PM

This isn't just about privatizing SS. They're looking for a so-called "humane alternative to genocide." I think that's also why RFK Jr was chosen to lead HHS: no vaccines means more seniors will die each year. To them seniors are dead weight, useless to society and expendable. The same can be said of disabled people who don't work, including disabled veterans:

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6/ "There is ... the problem of adults who are not productive members of society ... [T]he most profitable disposition is to convert them into biodiesel ... Okay, just kidding," but "it helps us describe the problem we are trying to solve. Our goal ... is a humane alternative to genocide." - Moldbug aka Yarvin

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#2 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-03-17 04:23 PM

Thanks for voting for this, Farmers!

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-17 04:32 PM

Ronald Reagan: "Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit."

www.youtube.com

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-17 05:37 PM

OMG, see how they lie, emphasis mine:

Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support

An internal memo from the Social Security Administration proposes changes to its phone service that could derail the benefits application process for many Americans.

Why it matters: The Trump administration has repeatedly said it doesn't plan changes to Social Security, other than to address fraud and waste--but these proposals risk "crippling" a system already plagued by delays, and facing staffing cuts, former agency officials tell Axios.

The latest: Axios obtained a draft of the memo, signed by acting deputy Social Security commissioner for operations Doris Diaz on March 13, and written on behalf of the agency's operations department.

Its existence was first reported by Popular.Info, which published screenshots of a subsequent version, sent to acting commissioner Leland Dudek a little later that day.

Context: The memo was sent one day after the agency denied, in a press release, a report it was scrapping its toll-free phone line.

www.axios.com

#5 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-03-17 07:53 PM

@#5 ... OMG, see how they lie ...

Well, yeah.

So, what are the lies trying to cover up?


#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-17 07:56 PM

I've got $20 that says the usual suspects will run from this thread like scalded cats.

#7 | Posted by dutch46 at 2025-03-17 08:51 PM

Well, yeah.
So, what are the lies trying to cover up?
#6 | Posted by LampLighter

One theory:

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) laid out a potential GOP "attack plan" for the program on X Friday:

One: Trump and his vassals tell lies that there's no plan to cut Social Security.

Two: Trump and Musk lie loudly about imaginary Social Security "fraud" to lower public confidence in the program.

Three: Musk sends his nasty Musk-rats in to Social Security to damage administration of the fund, leading to "interruption in benefits."

Four: Trump then declares emergency and hands administration of Social Security to private equity and tech bros to fix problem they created.

Five: Republicans declare victory that they "saved Social Security" by handing it to private equity/tech bros, and put Trump's name on checks.

The advocacy group Social Security Works took note of Whitehouse's thread and said: "Everyone needs to read this. Musk and Trump are breaking Social Security so they can turn it over to Wall Street."

www.alternet.org

#8 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2025-03-18 08:26 AM

2. Precisely.

If the government can shorten human lives, imagine the savings.

#9 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2025-03-18 09:31 AM

The nice thing about organizing a die-off of the old is they are feeble and can't fight back.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-18 09:33 AM

#9 and #10: The Republicans are cold, callous Malthusians, picking off the weak and most vulnerable to save themselves resources and make money: assets.sutori.com

#11 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-03-18 10:06 AM

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