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struggle4progress

(122,634 posts) Thu Apr 3, 2025, 11:30 PM Apr 3

DOGE effort to rewrite Social Security code could have catastrophic consequences

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DOGE effort to rewrite Social Security code could have catastrophic consequences (Original Post) struggle4progress Apr 3 OP

Just another way to screw the little guy. William769 Apr 3 #1

its been suggested by a few advocates that you go online while you still can and make a copy of your work history, ImNotGod Apr 3 #2

the format they have it in, it's easy to cut and paste or just plain copy Skittles Apr 4 #5

You can download PDFs of benefit verification letters, contribution history, and beneficiary information. 33taw Apr 4 #6

That's because in backwards azz Bizarro MAGA-ese, "efficiency" means B.See Apr 3 #3

Allowed behavior. MontanaMama Apr 4 #4

Every IT admin hears that Elon thinks they can do it LittleGirl Apr 4 #7

What they are going to do is BREAK IT. notinkansas Apr 4 #10

Of course they are Tickle Apr 4 #11

You know this ahole will still be heavily involved with DOGE. C Moon Apr 4 #8

Seems like the purpose of these endless media reports about SS is to scare old people GoodRaisin Apr 4 #9

I've done my best on this board Tickle Apr 4 #12

AI Set Trump's Tariffs modrepub Apr 4 #13

that's the point New Breed Leader Apr 4 #14

William769

(58,514 posts)

1. Just another way to screw the little guy.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 11:32 PM

Apr 3

ImNotGod

(621 posts)

2. its been suggested by a few advocates that you go online while you still can and make a copy of your work history,

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 11:40 PM

Apr 3

contributions before that disappears. Can't remember but it may be downloadable?

Skittles

(163,323 posts)

5. the format they have it in, it's easy to cut and paste or just plain copy

Reply to ImNotGod (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:52 AM

Apr 4

well, for NOW it is

33taw

(3,147 posts)

6. You can download PDFs of benefit verification letters, contribution history, and beneficiary information.

Reply to ImNotGod (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:06 AM

Apr 4

Get anything you can.

B.See

(5,132 posts)

3. That's because in backwards azz Bizarro MAGA-ese, "efficiency" means

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 11:51 PM

Apr 3

ABSOLUTE CHAOS.

MontanaMama

(24,363 posts)

4. Allowed behavior.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:12 AM

Apr 4

I keep hearing that this isn’t legal and it goes on every damned day.

LittleGirl

(8,652 posts)

7. Every IT admin hears that Elon thinks they can do it

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:33 AM

Apr 4

in 3 months laughs out loud and says he’s out of his f*kg mind. You can’t do that.

It will take at least 2 years to replace the current setup. You can’t just deploy a software update and expect it to work or be secure. Stupid thinking.

notinkansas

(1,224 posts)

10. What they are going to do is BREAK IT.

Reply to LittleGirl (Reply #7)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 02:33 AM

Apr 4

Possibly intentionally.

Tickle

(3,964 posts)

11. Of course they are

Reply to notinkansas (Reply #10)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 03:41 AM

Apr 4

Then they can rebuild it, their way. Musk will create multiple backdoors and then, I don't know....

C Moon

(12,795 posts)

8. You know this ahole will still be heavily involved with DOGE.

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 01:42 AM

Apr 4

Just doesn't want his face /name associated anymore.

GoodRaisin

(10,085 posts)

9. Seems like the purpose of these endless media reports about SS is to scare old people

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 02:14 AM

Apr 4

that their money is going to be cut off. I didn’t hear anything new in that CBS report that hasn’t already been said over and over in the media the last few weeks.

Tickle

(3,964 posts)

12. I've done my best on this board

Reply to GoodRaisin (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 03:48 AM

Apr 4

to try and get others not to worry about their SS check. My first real job in the early 80s when 401ks were introduced to me: SS was something I was told was not going to be around for my generation. From 1980 and on that's all I heard.
Here I am 67 and collecting a decent SS check.