The former head of the Social Security Administration “You’re going to see the system collapse and an interruption of benefits within the next 30 to 90 days.”

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Last week, the former head of the Social Security Administration issued a grave warning to the American people:

“You’re going to see the system collapse and an interruption of benefits. I believe you will see that within the next 30 to 90 days.”

Why is former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley sounding the alarm?

  • Because of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) being “run” by Donald Trump’s presidential stand-in Elon Musk.
  • DOGE is infiltrating critical information systems, closing dozens of offices all across the country, and forcing through massive staffing cuts at the Social Security Administration.
  • Social Security started sending monthly benefits in January 1940. In the 85 years since, payments have never failed to go out.
  • Today, 73 million Americans depend on Social Security every month.
  • And at the risk of stating the obvious, they have earned those benefits. Social Security is not a government handout. (Unlike the numerous tax breaks and subsidies that billionaires like Elon Musk and giant corporations get courtesy of American taxpayers.)
  • People pay into the system throughout their working lives, then get money back once they reach a certain age.

By the way, Elon Musk recently said this on the mega-popular Joe Rogan podcast: “The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy.”

Why are we letting someone who thinks that way mess with any part of the federal government, much less one of the most important and successful programs in our nation’s entire history?

Tell Congress:

If Social Security misses payments even once, millions upon millions of Americans — who have already paid into the system — will suffer. Not just Democrats. Not just people in supposedly blue states. Not just the “coastal elites” Republicans have convinced themselves are some kind of all-powerful bogeyman. You must work together to prevent the so-called Department of Government Efficiency from interrupting Social Security payments and to undo whatever damage DOGE has already done at the Social Security Administration.

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10 thoughts on “The former head of the Social Security Administration “You’re going to see the system collapse and an interruption of benefits within the next 30 to 90 days.””

  3. Melissa Lemay's avatarMelissa Lemay

    I receive social security for disability. I must say it is refreshing to hear someone understanding how it works, talking about it. I worked from the age of 14 on. I was declared disabled in 2010. I still worked since then. Disability income has given me the ability to have a safety net when my mental health hasn’t been the best, when I’ve lost or quit jobs. I have had people say horrible things to me, call me lazy. All because of their ignorance. So, thank you for this, Judy.

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  4. Unknown's avatarAnonymous

    I had read this Judy and have always considered Social Security an insurance that I have faithfully paid into for many years. Even when I was employed out of the country, I made sure that my payments were made so that I was not dropped, because your dividends are calculated in a strange best and worse work year. What Congress has not told us is they have often in the past used those funds to cover their own debt. If we had put the same amount into an insurance fund based on the stock market, I think I would have been better off, but I never dreamed that a Trump/Musk would come along and try to steal this too.
    SAM

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