Social Security checks could stop going out by April, ex-head warns - eviltoast
Social Security Checks Could Stop Going Out by April, Ex-Head Warns
www.thedailybeast.com
The former Social Security commissioner said the system could “collapse,” causing disruptions in payments within “30 to 90 days.”

Summary

Former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley warns that staffing and funding cuts under Elon Musk could cause Social Security payments to halt within 30 to 90 days.

The SSA is reducing its workforce and closing offices, prompting concerns from Democrats, who accuse the Trump administration of trying to dismantle the program.

O’Malley predicts a major political backlash if payments are interrupted.

Meanwhile, leadership changes at SSA have added further instability, with no confirmed commissioner in place.

  • ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
    0·
    12 hours ago

    The fact of the matter is it’s still far, far easier to punch sideways than up.

    And yet revolutions happen on a regular basis. Explain that one…

    • zephorah@lemm.ee
      1·
      4 hours ago

      When was the last time revolution happened here in the United States?

      For starters most of our young, single men feeling angsty with the world and their existence are behind a screen right now, sans pants, eating/drinking. And that’s just one demographic.