'Entirely the point': Analyst slams Musk for exploiting his ignorance to trick Americans
1 month, 1 week ago

'Entirely the point': Analyst slams Musk for exploiting his ignorance to trick Americans

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Elon Musk's unorthodox Oval Office appearance during which he claimed widespread fraud was overwhelming the Social Security system proved just how little he understands about government — and how little he cares about getting things right, argued Philip Bump in a new opinion piece for The Washington Post. While standing next to a seated President Donald Trump last week as his toddler pulled faces, Musk claimed that a “cursory examination of Social Security," revealed "people in there that are 150 years old. That’s my guess.” Bump wrote that "it didn’t take long for other tech guys to point out a probable explanation for those 150-year-olds, one that Musk should probably have considered: It was what a data error in an old system often looks like — a function of date values being left blank in a database or outdated records or both." In other words, not some vast conspiracy to steal taxpayer money and certainly not evidence of "the biggest fraud in history.” "But Musk isn’t very interested in the truth," Bump argued.

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'A move of almost cartoonish cruelty': Economist slams ​Elon Musk Social Security scheme
1 week ago

'A move of almost cartoonish cruelty': Economist slams ​Elon Musk Social Security scheme

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Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman on Wednesday buried billionaire Elon Musk for his reported plans to gut the Social Security Administration by cutting telephone services for beneficiaries. "Bear in mind that we’re talking about older and/or disabled Americans, many of whom are unable to access the internet and physically unable to visit SSA offices — which would in any case …

'Parasitical': Analyst blames cruel worldview for driving Musk's Social Security agenda
1 week, 1 day ago

'Parasitical': Analyst blames cruel worldview for driving Musk's Social Security agenda

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Elon Musk’s laser-like focus on Social Security can be blamed on one thing, a columnist wrote Monday — a belief that retired people are a “parasitical” drain on the nation’s resources. “In light of that, when he speaks of ‘waste’ in Social Security, he's hinting at this broader view that retired people are inherently illegitimate. “When the end goal is …

'Drunk operating a wrecking ball': Insiders warn cuts already dismantling Social Security
1 week, 2 days ago

'Drunk operating a wrecking ball': Insiders warn cuts already dismantling Social Security

Raw Story  

Current and former insiders at the Social Security Administration have told the New York Times that X owner Elon Musk is risking the entire system that pays out benefits that retired and disabled Americans rely on. Michael Astrue, a former SSA commissioner appointed under President George W. Bush, told the Times that Musk appears to be using the same playbook …

‘Not above the law’: Fist-pounding Dem explodes and demands to know ‘where’s Elon Musk?’
2 weeks ago

‘Not above the law’: Fist-pounding Dem explodes and demands to know ‘where’s Elon Musk?’

Raw Story  

A top House Democrat exploded in anger during a committee hearing on Wednesday, outraged over the absence of Elon Musk, the leader of President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, whose team has turned their attention to Social Security. He’s been on television the last couple of days, talking exactly about Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid and what he intends to …

Does Elon Musk plan to eliminate social security measures in US? Here’s what the billionaire says
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Does Elon Musk plan to eliminate social security measures in US? Here’s what the billionaire says

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Elon Musk dismissed social security theories and called them fraud, highlighting that federal programs will be one of the major targets for reducing government spending, reported AP on Monday. Musk's statement on social security programs may spark a debate among American politicians, both Democrats and Republicans, amid his efforts to downsize the federal government. Musk's statement on Social Security programs …

Elon Musk Calls Federal Spending On Social Security, Benefit Programs 'The Big One' To Cut
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Elon Musk Calls Federal Spending On Social Security, Benefit Programs 'The Big One' To Cut

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Elon Musk pushed debunked theories about Social Security on Monday while describing federal benefit programs as rife with fraud, suggesting they will be a primary target in his crusade to reduce government spending. “That’s the big one to eliminate.” The comments on the popular program and other benefits provided to Americans could rattle politicians on …

Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his new administration WASHINGTON — Elon Musk pushed debunked theories about Social Security on Monday while describing federal benefit programs as rife with fraud, suggesting they will be a primary target in his crusade to reduce government spending. Musk also said there were “20 million people who are definitely dead marked …

'So naive, so stupid': Former lawmaker raises alarm over Musk's Social Security plans
3 weeks ago

'So naive, so stupid': Former lawmaker raises alarm over Musk's Social Security plans

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Plans by the Donald Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency, helmed by billionaire Elon Musk, to dismantle the Social Security Administration, were trashed by a former Democratic senator on Wednesday morning. During an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," ex-Sen. Claire McCaskill said the staffers working DOGE, with an assist from the Office of Personnel Management, hope to slash …

'Going to be a problem': Musk comments to Rogan cast cloud over Trump administration
3 weeks, 1 day ago

'Going to be a problem': Musk comments to Rogan cast cloud over Trump administration

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A CNN panel tackled Elon Musk, the world's richest man, signaling on a broadly popular podcast that Donald Trump's administration might disrupt Social Security payments. The president's billionaire benefactor and top adviser appeared Friday on Joe Rogan's podcast, where he called the New Deal-era social safety net a "Ponzi scheme," arguing that birth rates have fallen and life expectancy has …

Musk is a walking posterboy for overturning a major Supreme Court decision
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Musk is a walking posterboy for overturning a major Supreme Court decision

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These are the times that try men’s souls… Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered. The compelling government interest in protecting democracy SCOTUS found in CU that limiting political donations was a prohibited ban on free speech because “political speech must prevail against laws that would suppress it, whether by design or inadvertence.” We have entered the terminus stage of …

Elon Musk sees dead people
1 month ago

Elon Musk sees dead people

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. In other words, there is outright fraud,” Musk wrote on X. Trump did not echo Musk’s idea that there are dead people working for the government, but he did endorse the exercise of asking federal workers what they did last week. If he has proof of fraud, Musk didn’t …

Fact check: Eight ways Elon Musk has misled Americans about government spending
1 month ago

Fact check: Eight ways Elon Musk has misled Americans about government spending

CNN  

Washington CNN — Elon Musk has repeatedly misled the public about federal spending while playing a leading role in President Donald Trump’s effort to cut that spending. Promoting a phony video about USAID and celebrities As the Trump administration worked to dismantle the US Agency for International Development, Musk shared an X user’s post that claimed “USAID spent your tax …

Fact check: Eight ways Elon Musk has misled Americans about government spending
1 month ago

Fact check: Eight ways Elon Musk has misled Americans about government spending

CNN  

Washington CNN — Elon Musk has repeatedly misled the public about federal spending while playing a leading role in President Donald Trump’s effort to cut that spending. Promoting a phony video about USAID and celebrities As the Trump administration worked to dismantle the US Agency for International Development, Musk shared an X user’s post that claimed “USAID spent your tax …

Elon Musk uncovers ‘biggest fraud in (US) history’: Is there any truth to it?
1 month, 1 week ago

Elon Musk uncovers ‘biggest fraud in (US) history’: Is there any truth to it?

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Elon Musk has alleged that millions of 150-year-olds are fraudulently receiving Social Security payments. Musk first made these claims during an Oval Office press conference, stating a “cursory examination of Social Security” revealed “crazy things.” “We’ve got people in there that are 150 years old,” Musk said on February 11. The reality of Social Security fraud Despite Musk’s sweeping allegations, …

Elon Musk’s Risky Attack On Social Security
1 month, 1 week ago

Elon Musk’s Risky Attack On Social Security

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Social Security is the electrified third rail of American politics, and now Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, and his band of 20-something acolytes are reaching for it. The Social Security Administration’s acting director resigned Sunday in the face of apparent demands for access to sensitive SSA information from Musk’s minions, according to the Washington …

'Cadavers running around with Social Security checks?' Ex-gov wheezes over Musk remarks
1 month, 1 week ago

'Cadavers running around with Social Security checks?' Ex-gov wheezes over Musk remarks

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Elon Musk’s recent suggestion that millions of deceased individuals continue to collect Social Security benefits sent former Gov. The on-air moment came during an interview on CNN as O’Malley made light of Musk’s social media remarks where he criticized the Social Security Administration, which he implied is rife with fraud and a source of millions of dollars in government waste. …

White House installs new Social Security chief as Musk takes aim
1 month, 1 week ago

White House installs new Social Security chief as Musk takes aim

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The Trump administration has put an "anti-fraud expert" temporarily in charge at the Social Security Administration, long a politically untouchable source of government spending, the White House confirmed Tuesday after the previous chief resigned in an apparent clash with Elon Musk's cost-cutting team. The reported departure of acting commissioner Michelle King was the latest abrupt resignation of a senior official …

Musk's 'ignorance' is setting Trump up for a fall: columnist
1 month, 1 week ago

Musk's 'ignorance' is setting Trump up for a fall: columnist

Raw Story  

President Donald Trump's decision to let billionaire Elon Musk enforce his agenda by dismantling the government and gutting popular programs will likely come back to haunt him. According to Bump, either Musk is being disingenuous or he is "ignorant" if he thinks his "unscientific" polls on X represent the desires of the American public — and not just his own …

Elon Musk defends cost-cutting efforts in Oval Office appearance
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk defends cost-cutting efforts in Oval Office appearance

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—Elon Musk defended his cost-cutting plans as a common-sense campaign to reel in out-of-control government spending, amid opposition from Democrats and legal challenges that have stalled some of his efforts. Musk, wearing a black “Make America Great Again" hat, described federal workers as an “unelected, fourth, unconstitutional branch of government" that he said has “more power than any elected representative." …

Elon Musk reacts to claim of 150-year-olds receiving social security: ’They should be in Guinness or probably dead’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Elon Musk reacts to claim of 150-year-olds receiving social security: ’They should be in Guinness or probably dead’

Live Mint  

Elon Musk responds to the fact that people over 150 are now receiving Social Security. Although the US government's Social Security program is intended for the elderly and disabled, surviving to 150 is past the average human lifespan. "Anyone who is 150 years old and still receiving Social Security should be in the Guinness Book of World Records, or either …

Elon Musk doesn’t want to live for eternity, and says politicians shouldn’t rule forever either
8 months, 1 week ago

Elon Musk doesn’t want to live for eternity, and says politicians shouldn’t rule forever either

Live Mint  

When it comes to living forever, Elon Musk has a rather contrarian point of view compared with other tech leaders looking for the fountain of youth: He is opposed. “If we live for too long, I think it ossifies society—there’s no changing of the leadership because leadership never dies," Musk said during a conference appearance last month in France. “In …

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