Summary
Despite Donald Trump’s promise to avoid Social Security cuts, recent signals from the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, suggest reductions may be forthcoming.
The department, aimed at streamlining federal spending, has sparked concern among advocates worried about potential impacts on the program.
Trump’s mixed messaging and DOGE’s focus on cost-cutting have intensified scrutiny as officials prepare policy recommendations.
Always the same:
Shitty thing they’re rumored to be planning to do: oh, we’re not going to do that. 6 months later, press finds out they’re planning to do just that.
Good thing they say they’re going to do: never happens. They’ll keep saying they’re gonna, though. Planning to make a plan to plan the good thing.