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
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    1 day 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…

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      20 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.

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        14 hours ago

        Never underestimate the power of hunger and destitution.

        Desperate people who have nothing to lose are known to do things they would never normally do.

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          4 hours ago

          Absolutely. No question there. You assume a moral compass like your own though.

          What was that detective series? 3 pines? Alfred Molina. Lead detective makes the point of saying everyone, and he meant everyone, is capable of murder, it’s simply a question of finding the right motive, for them. I do believe that’s middle of the bell curve stuff in that bit of writing.

          The issue is people typically move like water, path of least resistance. Yes, there are exceptions, I’m taking about the fat part of the bell curve here, not the tails. And that means punching sideways to get what they need.

          We need people like you. I appreciate your belief in the moral high ground.