Can you believe it? Donald Trump and Elon Musk are once again spewing baseless claims that tens of millions of dead people are collecting Social Security payments – because, you know, that’s exactly what we need, more alternative facts. And, of course, they’re using this as an excuse to cut Medicare and Medicaid – because who needs healthcare, anyway?
But let’s get real here – the real goal is to make dramatic cuts to these “expensive” programs to pay for astronomical tax cuts for America’s wealthiest households. I mean, because they’re the ones who really need it, right? It’s not like they’re already swimming in money or anything. And by the way, have you seen the prices of yachts on Amazon? Maybe we should be cutting those instead.
According to Howard Lutnick, the recently confirmed Commerce Secretary, Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency is “gonna cut a trillion dollars of waste, fraud, and abuse”. Yeah, because that’s exactly what we need – another bureaucratic department to “fix” things. And what’s with this obsession with efficiency books? Can’t they just read common sense instead?
And then there’s Trump, who promised that “Social Security won’t be touched, other than if there’s fraud or something”. Uh-huh, because we all know how well he keeps his promises. I mean, it’s not like he’s ever lied before or anything. But hey, at least he’s consistent, right? Consistently wrong, that is.
But what really takes the cake is Elon Musk’s claim that “having tens of millions of people marked in Social Security as ‘ALIVE’ when they are definitely dead is a HUGE problem”. Yeah, no kidding, Elon – maybe you should try using a calendar instead of just making stuff up. I mean, come on, who needs facts when you have Doge on your side?
And let’s not forget the inspector general report that found less than 1 percent of Social Security benefits are paid out improperly. But hey, who needs facts when you have rhetoric, right? I mean, it’s not like we should be focusing on the actual problems instead of making up new ones.
But wait, it gets better – the government is trying to claw back more than $31 million in federal payments that appeared to be improperly distributed to dead people. Wow, that’s a lot of money – I bet it’ll really make a dent in the national debt. Meanwhile, the Treasury Department estimates that they’ll collect $215 million within a three-year period – far below Musk’s $1 trillion goal. Maybe they should just try selling cookie jars on Amazon instead.
And what’s with these massive tax cuts for the nation’s wealthiest households? I mean, don’t they already have enough money? Can’t they just buy their own island instead of relying on the government to give them more handouts? But hey, at least they’ll be able to afford their own healthcare – because who needs Medicare and Medicaid when you can just buy your own doctor?
But in all seriousness, this is just another example of how out of touch these people are with reality. I mean, do they really think that we’re all just going to swallow their alternative facts and pretend that everything is okay? Newsflash: it’s not okay. We need to wake up and realize that these people are not working for us – they’re working for themselves and their wealthy friends. So, what are we going to do about it? Are we just going to sit back and let them continue to lie to us, or are we going to stand up and demand some real change?
And by the way, have you seen the latest news on Social Security? It’s like they’re trying to distract us from the real issues with their misinformation campaign. But we’re not buying it – we know the truth, and we’re not going to let them get away with it. So, let’s make some noise and demand that our leaders start working for us, not just the wealthy elite.
But I guess that’s just a pipe dream, right? I mean, who needs accountability when you have money and power? It’s all just a big game, and we’re just pawns in their chess game. But hey, at least we can try to make a difference, right? So, let’s keep fighting and demanding that our leaders do what’s right – not just what’s right for themselves and their friends.