US EditionMusk uses immigration and claims of voter fraud to sell Social Security Administration cuts
- The Social Security Administration plans to require in-person identity checks for recipients while closing field offices, causing concern among lawmakers and advocacy groups that this creates barriers for vulnerable populations.
- Beginning March 31, those unable to verify their identity online must visit an SSA office, affecting those without access to transportation or technology.
- Nancy LeaMond of AARP expressed that the elimination of phone verification will increase wait times for service.
- Harrison Fields, a White House spokesman, stated that the intention of these changes is to prevent fraud while claiming they are aimed at protecting seniors.
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Phil's Stock WorldMusk Comes for the ‘Third Rail of American Politics’
Donald Trump promised to protect social security. Elon Musk didn’t.
·Washington, United States
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Letter: Musk needs to keep his mitts off Social Security | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
What Elon Musk calls fraud, waste and abuse is any money he can’t grab because it’s already legally allocated. If he really plans to pillage and plunder Social Security, he may not like the reaction from a lot of very angry seniors who aren’t nearly as impressed with him as he is with himself.
·Honolulu, United States
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