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**ahimsa** @ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social · 1h

This is so cruel!

https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/03/ssa-weighs-axing-payments-170000-beneficiaries/403740/

"The move to cease making payments to people without Social Security numbers would imperil the benefits of thousands of immigrants’ children with disabilities."

"We usually are paying them because their kid is severely disabled and still a minor. If they aren't the right person to manage funds, who is?”

Government ExecutiveSSA weighs axing payments to 170,000 beneficiariesThe move to cease making payments to people without Social Security numbers would imperil the benefits of thousands of immigrants’ children with disabilities.

#USPol #Resist #SocialSecurity

**DoomsdaysCW** @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social · 2025-03-17T10:31:37.000Z

DoomsdaysCW @DoomsdaysCW@kolektiva.social

EXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the #SocialSecurityAdministration

by Judd Legum, Mar 17, 2025

"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."

https://popular.info/p/exclusive-memo-details-trump-plan
#USPol #BadDOGE #SSA #SocialSecurity #KillThePoor

Popular Information · 15hEXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security AdministrationBy Judd Legum

**Aure Free Press** @Free_Press@mstdn.social · 1h

Aure Free Press @Free_Press@mstdn.social

"An hours long wait on hold via phone is normal NOW with Social Security. It will be impossible after Trump's cuts!"
- Aure

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.
#AureFreePress #socialsecurity

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/17/social-security-trump-doge

**Kim Perales** @KimPerales@toad.social · 4h

Kim Perales @KimPerales@toad.social

The SSA is considering cutting payments to 170K ppl.

The agency is circulating a proposal to ban payments to ppl w/o SSNs.

The move would affect thousands of ppl getting retirement & disability payments.

There are several scenarios where ppl w/o SSNs accept benefits as the “representative payee” on behalf of eligible beneficiaries—incl. most disabled children +elderly or disabled adults -themost vulnerable ppl in America.

#Sadism #SocialSecurity #DOGE #Resist #USPol https://www.govexec.com/management/2025/03/ssa-weighs-axing-payments-170000-beneficiaries/403740/

**Paul Chambers** @paul@oldfriends.live · 5h *

Paul Chambers @paul@oldfriends.live

21/ New internal Social Security Administration (SSA) memo, sent on March 13, details Trump DOGE's plan to sabotage the Social Security Administration, changes "that would debilitate the agency, cause significant processing delays, and prevent many Americans from applying for or receiving benefits" #SocialSecurity

The changes would increase field office traffic, longer call wait times, and delayed processed, as well as disproportionatly impact on vulnerable populations

A DOGE workaround of the new policy means these claims will never be approved without using ID-Proof internet or making an in-person visit.

https://popular.info/p/exclusive-memo-details-trump-plan

https://archive.ph/PkaLZ

I hate this feck'n thread but it must continue. The policy says they fear "congressional scrutiny" so make your voices heard.

Intake: Utilize current internet identity proofing, for agency benefits cl ‘changes done over the phone. For instances where a customer is unable to utilize ID proofing, customers will be required to visit a field office to provide in-perso documentation

fraud risk, fewer improper payments Foot traffic increase (approximately 75,000-85,000 additional visitors per week), long ~ wait times and processing time . Increased demand for office appointments Increased challenges for vulnerable populations ~ * Changes to current policy and business processeTraining and communications “j

Overall Risks and Challenges Service Disruption: Increased field office traffic, longer call wait times, and delayed processed
Operational Strain: Higher demand for resources, staff, and systems updates.

Financial Impact: Increased costs for identity proofing services and potential budget shortfalls
Population Concerns: Disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations, risking legal;
challenges and congressional scrutiny

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**RockerDoc (Ricardo Ismach)** @RockerDoc@mastodon.social · 2025-03-16T13:22:14.000Z

RockerDoc (Ricardo Ismach) @RockerDoc@mastodon.social

What a disaster, these ghouls’ plans cannibalize #SocialSecurity. Private equity’s business plan is always to suck out the marrow, then abandon the carcass. Tens of millions depend on the program - which we pay for through taxes! Don’t let us return to an era where a can of cat food is a special treat for an elderly American.
https://truthout.org/articles/as-doge-mauls-social-security-profit-hungry-private-equity-is-swooping-in/

Frank Bisignano speaks at the BCNY Annual Awards Dinner on May 20, 2019, in New York City.

Truthout · 1dAs DOGE Mauls Social Security, Profit-Hungry Private Equity Is Swooping InThree private equity veterans are weaseling their way in, reportedly on the orders of the presumptive SSA commissioner.

**beSpacific** @bespacific@newsie.social · 2025-03-17T10:31:37.000Z

beSpacific @bespacific@newsie.social

An internal #SocialSecurity 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. The memo, authored by Acting Deputy SSA Commissioner Doris Diaz, purports to be motivated by a desire to mitigate "fraud risks." https://popular.info/p/exclusive-memo-details-trump-plan #Doge #maga #trump #pensions #economy #elderly

Popular Information · 15hEXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security AdministrationBy Judd Legum

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**Zhi Zhu** @ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 12h

Zhi Zhu @ZhiZhu@newsie.social

These Are the 10 DOGE Operatives Inside the Social Security Administration

The team working at the Social Security Admn appears to be among the largest DOGE units deployed to any #government agency.
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-operatives-access-social-security-administration/

"While it’s been unclear even to well-placed insiders what specifically #DOGE is doing inside the #SocialSecurity Admn, #Musk has repeatedly voiced his desire to “eliminate” large parts of the system"

#ElonMusk #Coup #Corruption

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**Zhi Zhu** @ZhiZhu@newsie.social · 12h

Zhi Zhu @ZhiZhu@newsie.social

Social Security Employees Warn of Damage From #DOGE

Current & former employees, both #Republican & #Democratic, are raising alarms about the damage cost-cutting efforts could do to the agency’s ability to serve the public.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/business/social-security-doge-ssa.html

"Many current & former Social Security officials fear the cuts could create gaping holes in the agency’s #infrastructure, destabilizing the program, which keeps millions of people out of #poverty"

Headline from The New York Times:
Social Security Employees Warn of Damage From DOGE

Current and former employees, both Republican and Democratic, are raising alarms about the damage cost-cutting efforts could do to the agency’s ability to serve the public.

#Musk #Trump #GOP

12h

**Scott Williams** @vwbusguy@mastodon.online · 1d *

Scott Williams @vwbusguy@mastodon.online

Today we published a sizable update to the Social Security Administration public archive. (Please note that the layout of the repo has changed to accommodate other subdomains of the SSA.)

https://git.lsit.ucsb.edu/publicdata/ssa-gov

More on the way soon!

Summary card of repository publicdata/ssa-gov

Git for LSIT at UCSBssa-govSocial Security Administration public data archive

#datarescue #socialsecurity #data

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**William Lindsey** @wdlindsy@toad.social · 2025-03-16T20:15:10.000Z

William Lindsey @wdlindsy@toad.social

Political consultant Matt Herdman says, "Elon Musk and Donald Trump are stealing seniors' hard-earned benefits. It's already happening, and it'll get worse if they go through with closing branch offices and cutting staff."

See Jessica Corbett's good report (link below).

#Musk #Trump #SocialSecurity #seniors #TaxCuts #billionaires
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https://www.alternet.org/trump-social-security-2671338127/

Alternet.org · 1d'Already happening': Outrage as seniors claim Trump is already 'stealing' benefitsBy Jessica Corbett

**William Lindsey** @wdlindsy@toad.social · 1d

William Lindsey @wdlindsy@toad.social

Last week, he was told that SSA would fix the problem, but as of last Friday, he had not gotten his February and March SS payments.

Jeff Nesbit, public affairs chief for 5 federal agencies/departments including SSA under 4 presidents, shared this story on X, saying: "So incredibly sad that Musk/DOGE are now preying on people like this. I hope older Americans understand the assault underway against Social Security right now."

#Musk #Trump #SocialSecurity #seniors #TaxCuts #billionaires
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**William Lindsey** @wdlindsy@toad.social · 1d

William Lindsey @wdlindsy@toad.social

After making multiple calls to SSA, during which he was "put on hold and then eventually disconnected" and securing an appointment that was ultimately rescheduled for the next week, Johnson went to his local SSA office, one of several sites DOGE now wants to shut down across the country.

He waited and waited to be seen at the SSA office and finally jumped the line and insisted he was alive.

#Musk #Trump #FederalGovernment #SocialSecurity #seniors #TaxCuts #billionaires #EconomicElites
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**William Lindsey** @wdlindsy@toad.social · 1d *

William Lindsey @wdlindsy@toad.social

Danny Westneat tells the story of what happened to Leonard "Ned" Johnson after his wife got a notice from their bank in February that the Social Security Administration requested a return for benefits paid out after the supposed death of her husband. Since Ned was alive, his wife figured it was a scam, but SSA then yanked $5,201 from their bank account.

#Musk #Trump #FederalGovernment #SocialSecurity #seniors #TaxCuts #billionaires #EconomicElites #destruction #chaos
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https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/heres-a-dead-person-on-social-security-in-seattle-with-plenty-to-say/

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**William Lindsey** @wdlindsy@toad.social · 1d *

William Lindsey @wdlindsy@toad.social

"This week, a still-more ominous threat appears to be circling. Bloomberg reports that three individuals representing private equity concerns — firms in an insidious financial industry intent on harvesting anything that can rake in a profit for the ultrarich — have now shown up, alongside DOGE, to meddle in the life-sustaining work of the SSA."

#Musk #Trump #FederalGovernment #SocialSecurity #seniors #TaxCuts #billionaires #EconomicElites #destruction #chaos
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**William Lindsey** @wdlindsy@toad.social · 1d *

William Lindsey @wdlindsy@toad.social

"The Social Security Administration (SSA), an irreplaceable lifeline for 73 million people, is only the latest venerable U.S. institution to be hit with a campaign of media falsehoods and startling internal sabotage efforts, all on the orders of Trump and the reactionary right."

~ Tyler Walicek

#Musk #Trump #FederalGovernment #SocialSecurity #seniors #TaxCuts #billionaires #EconomicElites #destruction #chaos
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**Democracy Matters** @DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social · 2025-03-16T21:30:53.000Z

Democracy Matters @DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social

Am sure Trump wants a 10% "tribute" off the top, like any self-respecting mob boss. That's 100,000,000,000 per trillion paid out.

'Already happening': Outrage as seniors claim Trump is already 'stealing' benefits
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-already-stealing-senior-benefits/

Raw Story · 1d'Already happening': Outrage as seniors claim Trump is already 'stealing' benefitsBy Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams

#SSI #SocialSecurity #EndTrump

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**Donia ️** @EthyricalArtist@mastodon.social · 1d

Donia ️ @EthyricalArtist@mastodon.social

PSA: The 1st victims of Nzis weren’t Jewish people. They were disabled Germans deemed a “drain” on society. They even had propaganda which said, “Folks, this is also your money” to highlight how expensive it was to keep those with disabilities alive.

Sound familiar?
#Medicaid #Disability #Eugenics #DisabilityRights #MedicaidCuts #SocialSecurity

Group of protestors with various disabilities - wheelchairs, crutches, canes, etc - holding up fists and signs in the street. The largest sign says "No Body Is Disposable."

**WYM Mod** @whatyoumissed@mastodon.vtip.me · 2025-03-16T14:32:06.000Z

WYM Mod @whatyoumissed@mastodon.vtip.me

What happens when bureaucracy gets it wrong? An 82-year-old man, Ned Johnson, was mistakenly declared dead by Social Security due to an error linked to a program led by Elon Musk's team. His experience, described as "surreal," reveals the harsh impact of government mismanagement on innocent lives. This story highlights the urgent need for effective solutions to ensure citizens are not harmed by inefficiency. [Read more](https://crooksandliars.com/2025/03/dead-ned-johnson-turns-out-be-very-much) #government #mismanagement #bureaucracy #SocialSecurity #ElonMusk

Crooks and Liars · 1d“Dead” Ned Johnson Turns Out To Be Very Much AliveBy Ed Scarce

**ProPublica** @ProPublica@newsie.social · 1d

ProPublica @ProPublica@newsie.social

“Are we going to break something?” acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek asked, referring to what DOGE has been doing with Social Security data. “I don’t know."

https://www.propublica.org/article/recording-reveals-leland-dudek-thoughts-trump-doge-social-security?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

ProPublica“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump

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