Summary

Elon Musk amplified Senator Mike Lee’s calls to overhaul Social Security, labeling it a “nightmare.”

Lee, known for advocating the elimination of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, criticized the program as deceptive and mismanaged.

Musk, co-chair of Trump’s advisory commission on cutting federal spending, faces accusations of aligning with GOP efforts to privatize or gut Social Security.

Advocacy groups denounce these moves as a threat to seniors and disabled Americans, warning that Republicans aim to shift earned benefits to Wall Street, despite broad public opposition to cuts or privatization.

    • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      They never try to make it better for the “natives”, they always try to make it better for themselves. Sometimes those improvements align, sometimes they don’t. They almost all try to pull up the ladder behind them in some way, but Musk is trying to pull up the ladder on everyone not white and independently wealthy.

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        The rich yes, immigrants no. Many immigrants come here because they believe in improving America and being a part of that. Their descendants are the ladder pullers oftentimes