DOGE is disrupting Social Security
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DOGE's targeting of Social Security has already created challenges for one of the most important government departments.
  • The DOGE team’s leadership at SSA attempted large workforce cuts, office closures, and service reductions, disrupting operations and raising concerns about the agency’s ability to serve recipients.
  • Claims of widespread fraud in Social Security were misleading, with fraud representing just 0.00625% of the annual budget, far less than what private companies like Mastercard or Visa would accept.
  • The Senate hearings for Frank Bisignano, the White House nominee for SSA commissioner, offer hope that his expertise in modernizing operations will help restore stability after months of disruption.
  • zbyte64@awful.systems
    17·
    3 days ago

    he distinguished himself from a long line of Republican leaders who appeared to threaten the programs, even though many of them did so out of sincere concern for their fiscal soundness

    Lol. Yeah, the GOP is motivated out of fiscal soundness.🙄

    Social security cannot add to our debt and will continue to work even if it isn’t fully funded, but with reduced payouts.

    • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
      6·
      3 days ago

      The end solution will be paying less after threatening to pay nothing. This is trumps game. Say big and people will accept a small back-step and be relieved. Do it several times and he gets what he wants originally. Do it 100 times at the same time and no one even knows where to fight back because we are spread thin fighting for ourselves instead of in a group

  • Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    3 days ago

    Elon thinks he’s a special boy who won’t get hurt by the third rail.

    I’d dare him to walk through The Village after they miss their first check