social security

Don’t Believe Trump’s Promises About Protecting the Social Safety Net

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Two months into Donald Trump’s second term, his Republican attack dogs, including Elon Musk and his minions at DOGEare still busy chewing into many parts of the federal government. But the Trump Administration continues to promise that it will protect three major entitlement programs that together account for nearly half of all federal spending. “The … Read more

Inside the DOGE Threat to Social Security

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When the claims representative, whom I’ll call Steven, sat down at his computer around 7:15 A.M. last week, he had already been awake for an hour and a half. The morning routine for him and his family is best described as “fend for yourself,” he said. That day, he waited for his older son to … Read more