Today, 73 million Americans rely on Social Security. It is the most valuable retirement asset that most Americans have. And it is also the only thing standing between millions of Americans and being forced to work until they die. But Social Security is now in the crosshairs of the Trump oligarchy. Billionaire donor Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) hackers have hijacked the Social Security Administration (SSA), unleashing so much chaos that the system is starting to break down.
I know the paltry amount I will get will not be nearly enough to ever allow me to completely stop working -- and I live in a cheap house that I'll pay off this year. But SS will not quite cover the basics of groceries, property tax, insurance and utilities, let alone any medical costs, clothing or home repairs.
I'll work until I die or am too feeble mentally and/or physically to earn. Millions of others will be in the same boat.
What this corrupt administration is doing is nothing less than the destruction of the hard earned achievements of American governance and civil society.
I don't think we have a right to retire now.
I know the paltry amount I will get will not be nearly enough to ever allow me to completely stop working -- and I live in a cheap house that I'll pay off this year. But SS will not quite cover the basics of groceries, property tax, insurance and utilities, let alone any medical costs, clothing or home repairs.
I'll work until I die or am too feeble mentally and/or physically to earn. Millions of others will be in the same boat.
What this corrupt administration is doing is nothing less than the destruction of the hard earned achievements of American governance and civil society.