Summary

Elon Musk amplified Senator Mike Lee’s calls to overhaul Social Security, labeling it a “nightmare.”

Lee, known for advocating the elimination of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, criticized the program as deceptive and mismanaged.

Musk, co-chair of Trump’s advisory commission on cutting federal spending, faces accusations of aligning with GOP efforts to privatize or gut Social Security.

Advocacy groups denounce these moves as a threat to seniors and disabled Americans, warning that Republicans aim to shift earned benefits to Wall Street, despite broad public opposition to cuts or privatization.

  • LeadersAtWork@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    It is not an investment fund…with a guarantee of payments when you retire.

    The three stool legs of American retirement. 401k, pensions, Social fucking security. There IS an expectation and that is you paying into it with that expectation.

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      8 days ago

      401 LOL

      pensions fucking ROFL

      ss… yea, WAS an expectation. the 1% want all that money for themselves, and guess what, they’ll fucking get it

        • Scubus@sh.itjust.works
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          7 days ago

          Bruh whats the point? Have you ever changed anything?

          Nothing is going to change until billionaires and fascists are scared to walk the streets. Admittedly we had one person that succeeded in actually making the world a better place, one who died trying, and im pretty sure the other guy got arrested. He’s not rolling over, he’s a realist.

          The older generation fucked us and continues to fuck us. They literally will not stop until they all die. I know theres some good people in there, but one bad apple spoils the bunch. And the bunch is well over half spoiled. If they wanted ss, they shouldve made the world a more livable place where people would want to have kids and thereby stabilize ss. They chose to maximize their profits at the expense of THE ENTIRE FUCKING PLANET.

          No sympathy, fuck them all. Fuck the red sea I live in too. Someone should glass us.

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        For as much as you seem to be opposed to being fucked over by your attitude, you sure seem to be bending over with your words