Dogeā€™s attack on social security causing ā€˜complete, utter chaosā€™, staff says
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Understaffed agency sent into ā€˜death spiralā€™ as employees warn Musk-led cuts will lead to structural collapse

Summary

Staff at the Social Security Administration (SSA) warn the agency is in ā€œcomplete, utter chaosā€ due to drastic budget cuts, office closures, and job losses led by Elon Musk.

Plans to cut 7,000 jobs and centralize operations have disrupted services, with website outages and record backlogs.

Acting Commissioner Leland Dudek backs DOGEā€™s changes, despite union opposition and legal pushback. Critics say Musk is pushing misinformation to justify dismantling SSA.

With staffing at 50-year lows, experts fear a ā€œdeath spiralā€ and potential collapse in service delivery.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9Ā·
    17 days ago

    Itā€™s not just Fox anymore, though. If anything, the hardcore ones have migrated off of Fox onto other, more extreme platforms.

    • kautau@lemmy.world
      6Ā·
      17 days ago

      Like Facebook, which boomers are addicted to and lap up every bit of misinformation years after telling their kids ā€œnot to believe everything they read on the internetā€