Summary
Leland Dudek, Trump’s newly appointed Social Security Administration (SSA) chief, has reportedly ordered plans for a 50% workforce cut, potentially closing field offices and delaying benefits.
Critics, including Rep. John Larson and advocacy groups, warn this move will disrupt services for seniors and disabled Americans. Five regional SSA commissioners are resigning in protest.
The cuts align with Elon Musk’s push for AI-driven government efficiency, despite concerns over fraud prevention and accessibility.
Critics argue this is a backdoor benefit cut to fund tax breaks for the wealthy.
I agree with you on a general level, but the boomers have brought this on themselves by fucking up society for every generation after them, and they continue to do so from positions of power they should have vacated years ago.
Perhaps they should be the ones to start having to justify their continued reliance on social systems and prove they haven’t been a net drain instead here. That’s what they seem to be trying to constantly claim immigrants are doing, maybe they need to have those questions asked of them instead.
Agreed. This is the one government agency where the majority of them benefit from its existence.
All but the very youngest boomers are already eligible.
They fucked around for decades, fuck us for decades and it’s time they find out.