- United States
- Minn.
- Letter
Ok, I know you know... but it has to be said, over and over until the Dems gets it right on how to fight back. and save Social Security by adding back staff that Musk has fired, enlarging the staff, and keeping Musk’s hands off Social Security.
1. SSA delivers $1.5 trillion a year in earned benefits to 73 million retired workers, or 1 in 5 people in the United States, each month
2. It isn't because it will run out of money. We know raising the cap slightly on income subject to Social Security taxes and it’s in good shape forever.
3, It is not fraud, dead wrong. Social Security has a payment accuracy rate of 99.7 percent.
4. It is not because of high administrative costs. Its administrative costs are only 0.5 percent, the lowest by far of any large program in the public or private sector.
It is because of Trump & Musk:
1. Engaging in deep cuts to staffing, new restrictions on phone-based services for the public, and “agency-wide restructuring” and “massive reorganizations” of SSA that are neither well thought-out nor wise.
2. Threatening the security of people’s personal information by giving untrained DOGE political appointees unprecedented access to sensitive SSA data. Musk has granted his untrained employees access to the most sensitive personal data of every American.
What’s happening to Social Security demonstrates how quickly one of the nation’s best and most popular public programs can be destroyed by Trump and Musk.
Again, Congress must save Social Security.
Thanks to all of you who have been speaking out. But it isn't enough. I know there is the will, now we are counting on you to find the way. And let us know how we can help.