In his campaign for president, Trump promised to protect Social Security and Medicare. On paper, Social Security, which has its own revenue sources via payroll taxes and trust funds, is protected from both the budget cuts of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill and from the impact of the government shutdown. But Trump keeps trying to […]
Social Security
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‘Trump Accounts’ Cannot Possibly Replace Social Security
Today on TAP: This is just another tax break for the rich.
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Social Security Offices Brace for Birthright Ruling Fallout
The besieged agency cannot even handle its current workload. After last week’s Supreme Court ruling, workers expect millions more people seeking help.
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Trump’s Fox in the Social Security Henhouse
His nominee to head the SSA backs technology over people, and DOGE over seniors’ needs.
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Trump’s Attack on Social Security Backfires
Today on TAP: The requirement of in-person visits and Elon Musk’s fishing expedition into Social Security data have awakened a torpid AARP, docile federal judges—and public opinion.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
DOGE Is Going to Kill a Lot of Americans
The Democratic Party could spell this out clearly and consistently for voters.
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Trump’s Third Rail
The sneak attack on Social Security creates new vulnerability for Elon Musk and for the entire Trump project of destroying government.
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How Social Security Administration Cuts Affect You
A timely research paper looking at SSA staff cuts in the 1980s found that it led to tens of thousands of Americans not getting their earned benefits.
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‘Significant Workforce Reductions’ Under Way at Social Security Administration
An agency-wide email announces the organizational restructuring and encourages employees to retire or resign.
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Social Security Administration Could Cut Half Its Workforce
Sources tell the Prospect that a meeting called for a 50 percent reduction in an agency that millions rely on for benefit implementation.