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Hey MAGA voters, Elon and Vivek are coming for your Social Security (www.azcentral.com)

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Summary

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, leading Trump’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” are pushing for $2 trillion in federal budget cuts, which could target Social Security and Medicare.

While they claim to streamline government, critics argue billionaires like Musk and Ramaswamy are unaffected by these cuts, which could harm ordinary Americans who depend on these programs.

Despite Trump’s repeated promises to protect Social Security, skepticism remains over whether these cuts will influence Congress, where voter opposition to reducing benefits is strong.

Critics call the department’s influence limited but politically concerning.

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[-] foggy@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago

You cut social security and you get riots with folks who have nothing left to lose.

[-] thisphuckinguy@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Well, people will not be using silencers.

[-] Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

I would love to be wrong about this but I just don't see it happening.

People in the US just roll over and take it when this stuff happens. Either its because they have been sold a line of bullshit from their preferred propaganda source about how its actually a good thing because SoCiAlIsM bAd or because they can't engage against riot police or protest because they have to work to stay above the water. There is no safety net in the US and that is working really well to keep us toeing the line.

Its going to take something really massive for the citizens of the US to actually group up and make change, as massive as shitcanning or changing Social Security is, it impacts elderly and disabled folks moreso than the healthy and able bodied who could actually fight this if it directly impacted them at this time.

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

They won’t cut it. They’ll privatize it/enshittify it. It’ll be a slow boil until it’s worthless after the grifters have skimmed off the top.

[-] inv3r510n@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Let them fuck around and find out.

[-] blattrules@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Yup, that’s my line in the sand for rioting. I’m comfortable, but if they take away something that I’ve paid into my whole life and fuck my retirement over, I won’t stand for it.

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