Summary
At the first meeting of the DOGE Caucus, a new congressional group focused on government efficiency, Republican Rep. Greg Lopez stated that cuts to Social Security and Medicare are likely “on the table” as part of debt reduction efforts.
The caucus, led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, aims to slash government spending, raising concerns among advocacy groups about potential attacks on anti-poverty programs.
Critics, including Social Security Works, warn the caucus may push for privatization and benefit reductions.
This comes despite Trump’s prior commitment to protect these programs.
“But they won’t take away MY social security…”
For most boomers, this is true. It’s genx and younger that will suffer.
older millennial, checking in.
I’ve been hearing since the 90s that social security would be bankrupt by the time I’m eligible for it, so i haven’t included it in my retirement calculations at all.