Elon Musk: Social Security 'Big One' to Cut, SSA Staff Slashed (Connecting the Dots: Rolling Stone, Gun Control, The Social Security Administration (SSA), Occupy Wall Street, Medicare, Obamacare, Letitia James & Soros Funding, All Networking)
Elon
Musk (AP)
Friday,
14 March 2025 10:44 AM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/us/doge-donald-trump-retirees/2025/03/14/id/1202807/
Social Security benefits
and services are under intense scrutiny for cuts by President Donald Trump and
his DOGE chief Elon Musk.
Trump
says his focus on entitlement cuts only relates to "fraud, waste, and
abuse" and that he will protect the basic benefits program.
But
Musk seems to have a wider view as Democrats complain Social Security remains
on the GOP's chopping block.
Musk
has called Social Security the "biggest Ponzi scheme of all time."
In a
recent interview he noted that "most of the federal spending is
entitlements," citing Social Security as the worst of these programs.
"So
that's the big one to eliminate," Musk said. "That's the sort of half
trillion, maybe six, 700 billion."
Trump,
during his recent remarks before Congress, said his administration was
"identifying shocking levels of incompetence and probable fraud in the
Social Security program for our seniors and that our seniors and people that we
love rely on."
The
Trump administration has already taken dramatic steps to reduce the delivery of
Social Security benefits to recipients.
The
Department of Government Efficiency plans to cut 47 Social Security field
offices, many concentrated in the South and across the Southeast. The plan
would include the firing of least 7,000 SSA workers.
According
to reports, DOGE is also considering dramatically curtailing the phone services
that 73 million retired and disabled Americans rely on to apply for benefits or
use for assistance.
The SSA
this year will pay out about $1.6 trillion in programs to 72.5 million
beneficiaries, including retirees and children who receive retirement and
disability benefits.
Democrats
and others have been quick to defend Social Security from Trump administration
efforts.
Democrat
members on the Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee wrote a letter to
acting SSA Commissioner Leland Dudek last week saying Republicans have been
"gunning" for "Social Security to weaken its brand, slash
benefits and move toward privatizing."
"Now,
President Trump is spreading widely discredited lies about the program and its
integrity; Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, is calling Social Security
a 'Ponzi scheme'; and on your watch, the Trump Administration is taking a
wrecking ball to SSA," the letter said.
Former
SSA commissioner Martin O'Malley told Rolling Stone this week that Trump administration
cuts will result in widespread failures.
The
AARP, the nation's largest senior advocacy organization, has been urging
members to call Congress and demand Social Security be protected.
"We've
been hearing from thousands of older Americans across the country who are
concerned and confused about their Social Security — will their payments come
on time? Can they get timely answers to their questions?" Nancy LeaMond,
chief advocacy officer for AARP, said in a statement.
But
Congressional Republicans are defending Musk's moves.
"Those
efforts are epic, breaking more than a century of acquiescence to spending and
government," Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Ill., told FedScoop Wednesday. "The
Trump team is courageously confronting the problem head on."
The
White House said the focus in the Trump administration is to cut out waste and
abuse, not reduce program spending in general.
Social
Security is one of the largest and most popular social programs but faces a
looming bankruptcy date if it is not addressed by Congress.
The May
2024 Social Security and Medicare trustees' report states that
Social Security's trust funds — which cover old age and disability recipients —
will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035. Then, Social Security
would be able to pay only 83% of benefits.
Connecting
the Dots:
Jann S. Wenner is
the founder of Rolling Stone, a trustee at the New York
Restoration Project and made the National Rifle Association enemies
list listed in 2013.
Karen J. Lauder was
a trustee at the New York Restoration Project, a trustee at
the Sundance Institute, and is a leader’s council member for
the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Daisy M. Soros is a leader’s council member for
the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and George Soros’s sister-in-law.
George
Soros is Daisy
M. Soros’s brother-in-law, Jonathan Soros’s father and was the
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the Sundance Institute and the Roosevelt Institute.
Kenneth D. Cole is
a trustee at the Sundance Institute and married to Maria
Cuomo Cole.
Maria Cuomo Cole is
married to Kenneth D. Cole, Mario M. Cuomo’s daughter
and a trustee at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.
Brady
Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
group for guns.
Jonathan Soros is George Soros’s son,
a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and was the vice
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt
Institute and the Sundance Institute.
James Roosevelt
Jr. is a governor for the Roosevelt Institute and was an
associate commissioner for the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Lyn Davis Lear is
a trustee at the Sundance Institute and married to Norman
Lear.
Norman Lear is married
to Lyn Davis Lear, a director at People for the American
Way and the president of the Lear Family Foundation.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the People
for the American Way.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Lear
Family Foundation was a funder for People for the American Way
and a donor for the Movement Resource Group.
Movement
Resource Group was a funder for the Occupy Movement.
Occupy Wall
Street was the initial protest in the Occupy Movement.
Zuccotti Park is
the staging area for 2011 NYC protests for Occupy Wall Street.
Brookfield
Office Properties is the owner of Zuccotti Park.
Diana L. Taylor
was a director at the Brookfield Office Properties and is Michael
R. Bloomberg’s companion.
Michael R.
Bloomberg is Diana L. Taylor’s companion, the founder
of Everytown for Gun Safety, a co-chair for the Mayors
Against Illegal Guns, the founder of the Independence USA PAC, was
a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions and the New
York (NY) mayor, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's
Zone and a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation.
Everytown
for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” group
for guns.
Mayors
Against Illegal Guns is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
group for guns.
Independence
USA PAC is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” PAC
for guns.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
PAC for guns.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem
Children's Zone and the Robin Hood Foundation.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone
and is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American
Constitution Society.
Mario M. Cuomo was
a board of adviser’s member for the American Constitution Society, the New
York state government governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of
state, & Andrew M. Cuomo, Christopher Cuomo & Maria Cuomo Cole’s
father.
Andrew M. Cuomo is the New York state government governor and Mario M. Cuomo’s son.
Walter E. Dellinger III is a board of adviser’s member for the American
Constitution Society
and was the acting solicitor general for the U.S. Department of Justice
(DOJ).
Christine A.
Varney is a director at the American Constitution Society and was an assistant attorney
general for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Robert Raben was
a director at the American Constitution Society and an assistant attorney general
for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Philippa
Scarlett was a director at the American Constitution Society and a deputy associate attorney
general for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Janet Reno was a
board of adviser’s member for the American Constitution Society and an attorney general for
the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Debo P. Adegbile is
a director at the American Constitution Society and was an assistant attorney
general nominee for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Eric H. Holder Jr. was
a board member for the American Constitution Society and an attorney general for
the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is a division of
the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a “Gun Safety, Gun
Control” Government Bureau for guns.
Brady
Center to Prevent Gun Violence is a “Gun Safety, Gun
Control” group for guns.
Maria Cuomo Cole is
a trustee at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence, Mario
M. Cuomo’s daughter, and married to Kenneth D. Cole.
Mario M. Cuomo was Maria
Cuomo Cole’s father and a board of adviser’s member for the American
Constitution Society.
Kenneth D. Cole is
married to Maria Cuomo Cole and a trustee at the Sundance
Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance
Institute.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society, Daisy M. Soros’s brother-in-law and Jonathan
Soros’s father.
Karen J. Lauder was
a trustee at the Sundance Institute, a trustee at the New
York Restoration Project and is a leader’s council member for
the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Jann S. Wenner is
a trustee at the New York Restoration Project, the founder of Rolling
Stone, and made the National Rifle Association enemies list listed
in 2013.
Daisy M. Soros is a leader’s council member for
the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and George Soros’s sister-in-law.
George Soros is Daisy M. Soros’s brother-in-law, Jonathan
Soros’s father and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt
Institute.
Jonathan Soros was the vice chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society, George Soros’s son and a senior fellow
at the Roosevelt Institute.
James Roosevelt
Jr. is a governor for the Roosevelt Institute and was an
associate commissioner for the Social Security Administration (SSA).
Gwendolyn S. King was
a commissioner for the Social Security Administration (SSA) and
is a founding partner at the Directors' Council.
Michele J. Hooper is
a founding partner at the Directors' Council and a member of
the Belizean Grove.
Henrietta
Holsman Fore is a member of the Belizean Grove and a
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Belizean_Grove is
the equivalent to the male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.
Henry
A. Kissinger was member of the Bohemian Club and a
lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the Chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Walter Isaacson
is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and
was the chairman & CEO for CNN.
Christopher Cuomo was
an anchor at CNN, is Andrew M.
Cuomo’s brother, Mario M. Cuomo’s son and Maria
Cuomo Cole’s brother.
Maria Cuomo Cole is
Mario M. Cuomo’s daughter, Christopher Cuomo & Andrew
M. Cuomo’s sister, a trustee at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun
Violence and married to Kenneth D. Cole.
Brady
Center to Prevent Gun Violence is a “Gun Safety, Gun
Control” group for guns.
Kenneth D. Cole is
married to Maria Cuomo Cole and a trustee at the Sundance
Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance
Institute.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society, Daisy M. Soros’s brother-in-law and Jonathan
Soros’s father.
Karen J. Lauder was
a trustee at the Sundance Institute, a trustee at the New
York Restoration Project and is a leader’s council member for
the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Jann S. Wenner is
a trustee at the New York Restoration Project, the founder of Rolling
Stone, and made the National Rifle Association enemies list listed
in 2013.
Daisy M. Soros is a leader’s council member for
the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and George Soros’s sister-in-law.
George Soros is Daisy M. Soros’s brother-in-law,
was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a
supporter for the Center for American Progress.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center
for American Progress.
Center
for American Progress was a funder for the America's Health
Insurance Plans.
Scott Armstrong is a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and a member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Tom Daschle is a director at the Center for American Progress,
was a nominee for health and human services
secretary for the Barack Obama administration and a special policy
adviser at Alston & Bird.
Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services is a division of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
Timothy P. Trysla is
a partner at Alston & Bird and was a senior policy adviser
to the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services.
Thomas A. Scully is
a senior counsel at Alston & Bird and was an administrator
for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Donald M. Berwick was
an administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
and is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
George Soros was a supporter for the Center for American
Progress, and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center
for American Progress and the Committee for Economic Development.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee
on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.
Donna S. Morea was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and the EVP for
the CGI Group Inc.
CGI Group Inc. was
the Obamacare contractor that developed Healthcare.gov
web site.
Obamacare is Barack
Obama’s signature policy initiative.
Kenneth M.
Duberstein was the VP for the Committee for Economic
Development, and is the chairman & CEO for the Duberstein
Group, Inc.
Duberstein
Group, Inc. is the lobby firm for the America's Health
Insurance Plans.
Scott Armstrong is
a director at the America's Health Insurance Plans and a member of
the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.
Resources:
Past Research
Smaller
Bites – Brady Campaign (Connecting the Dots: Brady Center to Prevent Gun
Violence, Brady Campaign, Gun Control, America Votes & The Soros Funded
Sundance Institute, All Networking) (Past Research
on the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence)
Tuesday,
November 22, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/11/smaller-bites-brady-campaign-connecting.html
Norman
Lear: Donald Trump is America’s ‘Middle Finger’ to Establishment (Past Research on Norman Lear)
Thursday,
October 22, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/10/norman-lear-donald-trump-is-americas.html
Occupy
Wall Street (Past Research on the Movement Resource
Group)
Sunday,
March 15, 2015
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/03/occupy-wall-street.html
Rolling
Stone: 'Most Dangerous Guns' Shoot Bullets or Buckshot (Past Research on Rolling Stone)
Thursday,
July 17, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/07/rolling-stone-most-dangerous-guns-shoot.html
Second
Amendment Film ‘Targeted’ Exposes and Destroys Gun Control Agenda (Past Research on Gun Control)
Sunday,
September 11, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/09/second-amendment-film-targeted-exposes_11.html
Alec
Baldwin Charity Work, Events and Causes (Past
Research on Ex New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg)
Monday,
January 23, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/01/alec-baldwin-charity-work-events-and.html
Cuomo
Retains Defense Counsel as Corruption Probe Widens (Past
Research on Mario M. Cuomo)
Friday,
August 1, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/08/cuomo-retains-defense-counsel-as.html
Improper
Social Security Payments Reach $1.1 Billion, Agency Backlog Hits All-Time High
(Connecting the Dots: The Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's
Future, The Social Security Administration (SSA) & Soros Funding, All
Networking) (Past Research on the Social Security
Administration (SSA))
Monday,
August 12, 2024
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/08/improper-social-security-payments-reach.html
CNN’s
Van Jones, Don Lemon Battle Over Ferguson Protests (Past
Research on Christopher Cuomo & CNN)
Sunday,
November 30, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/11/cnns-van-jones-don-lemon-battle-over.html
Obamacare
vs. Medicare (Past Research on Medicare)
Sunday,
March 2, 2014
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/03/obamacare-vs-medicare.html
New
York AG James Says Mortgage Fraud Allegations Are Baseless (Connecting the
Dots: Letitia James, Howard University, The Committee on Economic Development,
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Letitia James & the Committee on
Economic Development)
Friday,
April 18, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/new-york-ag-james-says-mortgage-fraud.html
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