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As DOGE Mauls Social Security, Profit-Hungry Private Equity Is Swooping In
Three private equity veterans are weaseling their way in, reportedly on the orders of the presumptive SSA commissioner.
Musk Suggests Billions in Cuts to Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare
The billionaire head of DOGE also baselessly suggested immigrants were being lured to the US by these programs.
Sanders Calls Out Trump’s “Outrageous Lie” on Social Security in Scathing Speech
Trump is repeating lies about the crucial anti-poverty program to lay the groundwork for cuts, the senator said.
Elon Musk Spreads Falsehoods About Social Security, Calling It a “Ponzi Scheme”
Musk pushed the repeatedly debunked claim that Social Security was making payments to “dead people.”
Report: Acting Leader of Social Security Administration Moves to Demolish It
Leland Dudek instructed managers earlier this week to draw up plans for a 50 percent cut to the agency's workforce.
Acting Social Security Commissioner Resigns Amid Pressure From “DOGE”
“There is no way to overstate how serious a breach this is,” one critic of “DOGE's” work said.
Top Official Exits Treasury Amid Clash With Musk’s Allies Over Federal Payments
New reporting raises concerns that Musk wants to control Medicare and Social Security through access to payment systems.
Trump’s Choice for Social Security Admin Leads to Fears of Austerity and Cuts
The Social Security Administration’s incoming head is a Wall Street insider who may help the right slash benefits.
DOGE Heads Musk and Ramaswamy Signal Social Security Cuts Are Coming
Trump vowed to “not cut one penny” from Social Security, but his other statements and actions suggest that he plans to.
J.D. Vance Indicates Elon Musk’s “Efficiency” Cuts Would Include Social Security
The GOP vice presidential nominee says he has spoken to the multi-billionaire about working in a Trump administration.