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DOGE follows longtime Musk pattern — and turns attention to Social Security Administration (www.semafor.com)

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[-] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 41 points 1 month ago

This is a PSA to American users. Log onto SSA.gov and download a full record of your social security contribution history. If you have or have ever had a student loan, log on to studentaid.gov. You can export a full record of any loans you've ever taken out, your balance over time, and any forgiveness you've received. Do this for any interactions you've had with the federal government. Make sure you have copies of your old tax returns as well. The federal government can no longer be considered a reliable steward of official records.

Your student loan balance is unlikely to go "poof," but any forgiveness you received or past payments just might.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh look, the world's richest man being even more direct than most billionaires about taking what little the poor have away from them. There is only one of him and there are lots and lots of poor people. Maybe it's time to remind him of this fact.

[-] Tower@lemm.ee 17 points 1 month ago

"You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up. Those puny little ants outnumber us a hundred to one. And if they ever figure that out, there goes our way of life! It's not about food. It's about keeping those ants in line."

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Americans only enjoy the truth if you disguise it as fiction. So many movies about people coming together to solve problems for the sake of the greater good. So little of this in life.

Maybe we could advertise for extras in an epic movie about Americans revolting against fascism, and then stand by with cameras shouting "action!" while the people get the job done.

[-] Crazyslinkz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Hell yeah! That sounds like a fantastic idea.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Hence the reaction to Luigi from the establishment.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

Leon ‘bout to touch the third rail

[-] adarza@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 month ago

if only... the administration is run by greedy power-hungry asswipes that don't and never will need social security, they just want to drain the coffers--for themselves. the republicants in congress and sitting on high benches mostly don't, either, and are also accomplices or too scared of their own fucking shadow to do anything to stop even this.

[-] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Except he’s not an elected politician so I doubt he cares

[-] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 8 points 1 month ago

Lead was a problem for the boomers, but musk has a lead deficiency

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 9 points 1 month ago

dorks.

[-] demizerone@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Nazis bepo man baby want to be the xeo of the world.

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