Lee Dudek, Trump’s interim Social Security chief, says he wants to turn off the program if Musk and DOGE can’t access Americans’ most sensitive data.
  • blunderworld@lemmy.caEnglish
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    14 days ago

    I think there are very few decisions he could make that would be more likely to trigger a massive political uprising. Fuck around and find out, I suppose.

    • metaldream@sopuli.xyz
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      14 days ago

      You say that, but watch the bootlickers blame this on liberals and minorities for committing too much “fraud.”

      • Cruxifux@feddit.nl
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        14 days ago

        That’s exactly what will happen. Waiting for violent conservatives to do the right thing is such a stupid plan.

        • andyburke@fedia.io
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          14 days ago

          No one is waiting for them to do the right thing. People are waiting for their “but this affects me!” moments to eat away enough of his support to make moves feasible.

          You know what I get super tired of? The fucking fatalism that seems so popular to pop off with in the hopes of a couple little updoots to make oneself feel better about the situation. It isn’t helpful. You are allowed, I can’t stop y’all, but I am exhausted by it.

    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      14 days ago

      Yeah, if they think these town halls with people screaming at them are bad, they are not going to like what happens if they actually activate all the deranged ‘keep your government hands off my Medicare’ conservatives against them.

  • Lka1988@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    14 days ago

    “iF i CaN’t hAvE iT tHeN nObOdY cAn”

    He’s acting like a literal fucking toddler. My 3 year old acts better than this.

  • doug@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    14 days ago

    No joke I assumed it was going to be raided by the time I could use it anyway. Was really cheering for that asteroid/was looking to that as God’s reset button.

    • drzoidberg@lemmy.world
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      14 days ago

      Agreed, I’ve never expected it to last another 25+ years. But a lot of these chucklefucks that voted for Trump are. I say turn it off so the leopards can continue feasting.

    • AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works
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      14 days ago

      I had my job convert me to a 1099 contractor and I’m just flat out not paying federal taxes right now.

      Yes, I’ll owe. Yes they’ll come after it. I don’t care right now. When they do, I’ll claim ignorance and then communicate by snail mail and then set up a measley payment plan. Fuck 'em.

      • invno1@lemmy.one
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        14 days ago

        If they get rid of the IRS like they are trying to do you won’t have to worry about it. I think you’re making the right decision. Withhold until things become more clear.

        • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works
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          14 days ago

          Honestly if they actually get rid of the IRS they’ll be blasting their own foot off. Seriously Americans are pretty much universally paycheck to paycheck, if folks can get away with saving that much they will and such actions will spread like wildfire.