Does anybody doubt Trump and Musk are crashing SS on purpose?

Privatize it--which means make it for-profit--which means denying millions of people the benefits they have rightfully earned, and making it take longer for people to apply for and receive their money and services.

It's the same as if the post office was privatized. It's been estimated that if that happened, it would cost $2.50 to mail a letter, and delivery would take a week. But hey, we would eliminate "waste' and another 200 billion would land in Elon's pocket.

You also have to remember that is just the waiting time for the initial denial. Most get denied and have to go through a review process and then a hearing in front of the administrative law judge. The complete process takes roughly three years the way it is done now.

Obviously, the first step is to make it harder to claim benefits by closing offices, firing employees, ending phone support and then making recipients appear in person at SS office for minor things like changing the bank account where your direct deposits are made.

The plan is to delay checks so they can't say see we told you the system is broken only the private sector can save it meaning a big contractor tied to the oligarchs will skim 10% to 20% of your SS dollars as administration fees. 

My dad recently passed away. Took my mom to the SS office an hour away. All she had to do was turn in her marriage certificate. She didn't have to see a case worker or anything just drop off that certificate. The wait was three hours to see the person that logged documents in. The actual visit with that person didn't take two minutes.

They are closing 47 offices out of 1470. (3%).. The republic will survive. 

Kevin just got done telling me in another thread that we are getting a "great deal."  Look at my post on the other thread.   

Yes, Kevin, our federal government has proven to be so responsible with our money.  Yet, had government placed our SS money into the S&P 500, or any broad indexed fund, those receiving SS would be receiving 100% more than they are.  SS is a Ponzi scheme.  Kevin, how do we cut $2-$3 trillion in spending without making massive changes.  

Really?  A Ponzi  scheme?  Explain.

Boilerman voted for Trump despite Trump saying he wanted to end taxes on Social Security income....which is one of the pillars that helps pay for it.    

Boilerman complains about government mismanagement of the fund....but he votes for people who enact that mismanagement.   

SS income is taxed three times. 

First whe one is working one is taxed on gross income even though there are SS taxes that reduces take home pay. 

Then one is taxed with the SS tax. 

Third it is taxed when one receives SS income. 

An example of a Ponzi scheme. 

Investment company promises that you can earn 10% on money invested with them. 

Investment company doesn't have investments that pay 10%. They take the money from subsequent investors to pay the initial investors. When they run short on new investments it collapses 

With SS, one pays SS taxes. 100% should be invested. Some of it is but an increasing amount is paid out to current recipients. The surplus money collected over what is paid out is decreasing. In time SS payments will exceed the taxes. Thus the problem why it is called a Ponzi scheme. 

If a private pension plan ran like this the administrators would go to jail. 

Democrats like to pretend this isn't happening.