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Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Are Crashing Social Security
At present, the agency is being run by acting Commissioner Leland Dudek, who has cut more than 12 percent of the SSA’s 57,000 ...
Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? Fact-checking Elon Musk
A Ponzi scheme "is a fraud intended to mislead investors," said Christina C. Benson, an Elon University associate professor ...
Trump allies press the White House to dial back Elon Musk's media interviews over his Social Security jabs
Republicans are voicing concerns about Musk’s downsizing efforts, which include closing some Social Security offices and ...
Angus King blasts Musk, Lutnick for ‘assault’ on Social Security
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) took aim at tech billionaire Elon Musk and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday, saying they ...
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Former head of Social Security says Elon Musk and DOGE are wrong about the agency
Michael Astrue, a former head of the Social Security Administration under George W. Bush and Barack Obama, told NPR that Elon ...
Here's the Biggest Threat President Trump's Policies Present for Social Security -- and It Has Nothing to Do With Elon Musk and DOGE
Musk and his DOGE team have targeted multiple federal agencies and programs for sweeping budget cuts. They have even set ...
Republicans want Musk to shut up about Social Security
Senate Republicans want Elon Musk to stop talking about Social Security, and the Department of Government Efficiency to leave ...
US judge blocks Elon Musk's DOGE from accessing Social Security records
Judge: Social Security officials likely broke privacy laws by giving DOGE "unbridled access to the personal and private data ...
Social Security is on a path to privatization, experts warn, led by Elon Musk’s ‘DOGE’
The steps DOGE is taking could diminish consumer confidence and eventually push the government to hand the program over to ...
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Is Social Security a Ponzi scheme? The facts behind Elon Musk’s claim
A Ponzi scheme “is a fraud intended to mislead investors,” said Christina C. Benson, an Elon University associate professor ...
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Could Elon Musk Actually Destroy Social Security as We Know It?
Why is Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, hyperventilating about Social Security? Why is he inventing unhinged tales about “fraudulent” hordes of ...