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Motherfucker iemanja Feb 12 #1
+1 dalton99a Feb 12 #3
Privatizing it in a way the benefits the filthy rich was ALWAYS the MAGA/GOP plan, B.See Feb 12 #30
China already has my personal information Tickle Feb 12 #62
and disabled (SSI) Evolve Dammit Feb 12 #103
let's hope that doesn't happen Tickle Feb 12 #113
I wonder how we know what they will do MadameButterfly Feb 12 #138
A Dogecoin bank, Musk's chosen cybercurrency. CaptainTruth Feb 12 #100
Jesus Please STOP Mump From Stealing Our Cha Feb 12 #160
Has anyone else been following the YouTube channel with up-to-date Social Security info by Ed Weir, PhD? wordstroken Feb 13 #180
Hey, the money for the Sovereign Wealth Fund has to come from somewhere... Starfury Feb 12 #18
Yes Bread and Circuses Feb 12 #27
"Elders living in tents"? It would be an impossible task just to survive in tents as seniors with medical problems. elocs Feb 12 #63
Musk & Trump think they are gods inasmuch as their saying something makes it true. elocs Feb 12 #64
Per your definition they are in fact gods Cosmocat Feb 12 #66
Elon Musk BANKRUPTCY path with bottomless insecurity Justice matters. Feb 12 #23
Do Not Be Fooled! homegirl Feb 12 #34
Yes, SS is called an entitlement because you are legally entitled to it! LudwigPastorius Feb 12 #38
it amazes me how many people do not understand what the noun ENTITLEMENT means Skittles Feb 12 #53
The Republicans have been trying to kill off the New Deal since the beginning. . . . h2ebits Feb 12 #106
You know what else FDR started? Farmer-Rick Feb 12 #155
As the REAL SS takes over... Montauk6 Feb 12 #84
We need a Social Security number to work so Delmette2.0 Feb 12 #82
He makes up stories kacekwl Feb 12 #111
Space X....let's check that Company out for FRAUD! Bengus81 Feb 12 #125
He's been caught lying several times now, D. Spaulding Feb 12 #129
I don't think Katcat Feb 12 #139
I heard tell somewhere today ReRe Feb 12 #154
That asshole is a fraud. HarryM Feb 12 #144
Richest man in the world goes after some of the poorest people in the world...Shame.... wcmagumba Feb 12 #2
Apparently, not the richest anymore (or very soon)... Justice matters. Feb 12 #33
He should have sat down quietly and ate his food Dem4life1234 Feb 12 #70
Eloon and his Space X just bagged another $39 MILLION $$$$ GOVERNMENT contract. I call FRAUD and WASTE!! Bengus81 Feb 12 #124
Absolutely fraud and waste right there Dem4life1234 Feb 12 #170
Having worked for Social Security CanonRay Feb 12 #4
+1. The illegal alien from South Africa talks out of his ass 90% of the time dalton99a Feb 12 #6
+10000000000 Bengus81 Feb 12 #127
Any idea on how he "justifies" his fraud claims?? nt Disaffected Feb 12 #25
Like Trump, he has no proof of his claims. GoodRaisin Feb 12 #51
He doesn't want to pay his share of FICA taxes. valleyrogue Feb 12 #90
Medicare also scammed by the big advantage insurance plans.... allegorical oracle Feb 12 #107
it does get scammed. HCA/Columbia hospital system was Rick Scott's tool yellowdogintexas Feb 12 #156
When I worked in a bank, we could not take a SS card as identification yellowdogintexas Feb 12 #157
True, but to receive benefits you need a legit number CanonRay Feb 12 #178
true and nowadays that could be verified almost instantly yellowdogintexas Feb 13 #183
They're not "entitlements," asshole. It's OUR MONEY! SheltieLover Feb 12 #5
Yes! They're earned benefits. nt doubleplusgood Feb 12 #12
10,000!!! LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 12 #49
which makes them ENTITLEMENTS Skittles Feb 12 #57
SS *IS* an entitlement Skittles Feb 12 #54
I am well aware of the meaning AND how repukes twist the meaning SheltieLover Feb 12 #55
well then don't buy into their bullshit Skittles Feb 12 #56
I'm not buying into anything. Soeaking their language makes a point SheltieLover Feb 12 #72
Exactly. Pinback Feb 12 #117
Congress said otherwise Kaleva Feb 12 #71
The wealthy thank you for paying into it your whole life. They'll take it from here. IronLionZion Feb 12 #91
Congress reserved the right to change or cancel the program at anytime Kaleva Feb 12 #69
So wrong, they ARE entitlements. Literally. Legally. Random Boomer Feb 12 #96
Speaking in "their" language. SheltieLover Feb 12 #115
Not the context that Republicans put Social Security in and they spew it like religion........ Bengus81 Feb 12 #120
There's a five sided building across the river... A HERETIC I AM Feb 12 #7
End the space programs and reap the savings. multigraincracker Feb 12 #61
+1000000000000000000000 Bengus81 Feb 12 #147
I'm against anyone getting cuts, but I don't doubt there are some SS payments that are to scammers. Silent Type Feb 12 #8
I'd bet a good number of MAGATs receive disability benefits in addition to SS. Evolve Dammit Feb 12 #109
Of course.. Mump is fucking with them , too Cha Feb 12 #162
Yes he is. Eventually someone will have had enough. Evolve Dammit Feb 12 #166
Lots of Somebodies... That's my Cha Feb 12 #168
It doesn't. We have arrived at this time, and the reality is here. Evolve Dammit Feb 12 #169
He is so full of shyte! LoisB Feb 12 #9
A lot of shit... 2naSalit Feb 12 #10
+1 dalton99a Feb 12 #14
How many prosecutions were made....??? Historic NY Feb 12 #41
I'm legally disabled and receive benefits in accordance with that ruling. Akoto Feb 12 #11
Musk has modeled himself after Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Nt BootinUp Feb 12 #13
That's what I say. Ian Fleming couldn't make this shit up. Marcuse Feb 12 #28
This is not new news. Greg_In_SF Feb 12 #15
Of course there will be fraud to some extent Disaffected Feb 12 #29
Oooh and I am SO sure that repubs won't mind their social security checks to stop halobeam Feb 12 #16
Could be kkmarie Feb 13 #182
F Elon F-Elon, the real frauds Meowmee Feb 12 #17
"100% certain" based on 100% pure delusion. eppur_se_muova Feb 12 #19
It's hard to believe that over 50% of the elderly voted for Trump. Dan Feb 12 #20
THIS usonian Feb 12 #35
Perfect Banner to install along Hi-ways!! bluestarone Feb 12 #98
FAFO flags as well usonian Feb 12 #101
They expected any SS cuts to only affect younger people's future benefits. Mariana Feb 12 #81
These people are just asking for it, and that's been the case... keep_left Feb 12 #128
Welll.... BBbats Feb 12 #172
Let the Games Begin DET Feb 12 #21
They'll turn it on the Dems BBbats Feb 12 #173
Classic fake crisis demanding drastic action. BadgerKid Feb 12 #22
This scares the hell outta me Figarosmom Feb 12 #24
I thought about the same thing. Silver Gaia Feb 12 #42
"I'm a billionaire with nothing better to do so oasis Feb 12 #26
Coming for it whether he can prove it or not (he can't)... dchill Feb 12 #31
Claims Some Soc Sec Recipients Are '150 Years Old' moondust Feb 12 #32
This has been debunked several times over. The old database was written in COBOL and had a default value ... eppur_se_muova Feb 18 #184
The Acting Inspector General for Social Security was one of the IGs that Trump... LudwigPastorius Feb 12 #36
He is going to become more of a trapped rat as his stock falls Hope22 Feb 12 #37
I'm confident he's lying when he says: Zenlitened Feb 12 #39
Carrying his kid around his head won't save him///// Historic NY Feb 12 #40
Trump-level Attention? Roy Rolling Feb 12 #43
"Entitlement" Godot51 Feb 12 #44
"...he was told..." madamesilverspurs Feb 12 #45
That part jumped out at me, too DFW Feb 12 #50
The proof? "I'm a billionaire and I say so." Montauk6 Feb 12 #46
LYING THROUGH HSI TEETH Jimvanhise Feb 12 #47
If there is $100 billion in fraud in Social Security.... Mountainguy Feb 12 #48
Fuck Musk! red dog 1 Feb 12 #52
MuskRat, ESAD MF!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 12 #58
What does elon skum have to say about the undocumented workers who have... GReedDiamond Feb 12 #59
He is signaling all those entitlement programs will be shut down completely. LiberalLoner Feb 12 #60
That drugged up POS better not touch something we paid into Dem4life1234 Feb 12 #65
This should scare everybody on Social Security etc. He's going to use this BS excuse when he starts cutting Liberal In Texas Feb 12 #67
"Musk... has been tasked with streamlining government processes" Martin Eden Feb 12 #68
Only Congress can decrease or eliminate SS payments Kaleva Feb 12 #73
Congress? Lil Lyin king$ above the Laws no need... Justice matters. Feb 12 #95
When is the media going to ask for proof of these baseless claims? Emile Feb 12 #74
I guarantee if Mee Maw in BFE Arkansas stops getting her SSI and Medicare payments Best_man23 Feb 12 #75
There will be torches and pitchforks C_U_L8R Feb 12 #76
The disabled Johnny2X2X Feb 12 #77
I think this asshole needs to a lot of his Ketamine. I mean a real large amount. JohnSJ Feb 12 #78
Calling AARP Please Read All About Donald Trump Elon Musk Oneear Feb 12 #79
If he f*cks with SS or Medicare all hell will break out Joinfortmill Feb 12 #80
hem. from my sources only 2 % dunkoff. AllaN01Bear Feb 12 #83
This Is McCarthyism DallasNE Feb 12 #85
Says the biggest fraudster on earth travelingthrulife Feb 12 #86
Hmmm it's coming Abstractartist Feb 12 #87
He can go eff himself. valleyrogue Feb 12 #88
Where's the evidence? If there's so much fraud, he must have lots of evidence right? IronLionZion Feb 12 #89
Bullshit. Musk is a liar and a master thief. hadEnuf Feb 12 #92
How can people take this asshole seriously? Wiz Imp Feb 12 #93
I am about to turn 60, and I seriously doubt that I will ever see a penny GoYouPackersGo Feb 12 #94
Prove it by forensic accounting and not with teenage hackers or the fraud doesn't exist. Efilroft Sul Feb 12 #97
oh, that settles it... purr-rat beauty Feb 12 #99
No accountant only hackers. He is not looking for fraud with no accountants. LizBeth Feb 12 #102
Has the press demaded specifics? Old Crank Feb 12 #104
More unproved assertions... returnee Feb 12 #105
The people in kacekwl Feb 12 #108
This coming from the same people who got 11 out of 12 claims about USAID waste wrong neohippie Feb 12 #110
That thing also said there are 150 year olds JustAnotherGen Feb 12 #112
The latter is something to hope for! SheltieLover Feb 12 #126
Trash. This is human garbage. Bluethroughu Feb 12 #114
The "wide spread fraud" fake alarm worked wonders to allow voter purges. pandr32 Feb 12 #116
He's the fucking fraud! Get this POS maniac out of our government now! Initech Feb 12 #118
translation barbtries Feb 12 #119
I assume this is based on Musk's AI analysis of government files. That's a bigger fraud than the one he claims Martin68 Feb 12 #121
Which wide spread fraud Are We not talking about? damifino10 Feb 12 #122
And our representatives are complaining because we are calling too much? milestogo Feb 12 #123
Lying piece of filth Progressive dog Feb 12 #130
Has been Repeated - Needs to be repeated Lokee11 Feb 12 #131
The only fraud around Elon Quanto Magnus Feb 12 #132
I. O. W. Musk is gonna steal it. Botany Feb 12 #133
Lots of talk about hope today, and hope is strengthening. Nevertheless, hope without works is dead. Magoo48 Feb 12 #134
My calendar is marked with an "SS" every 4th Wednesday BarbD Feb 12 #143
His idea of "fraud" is money that isn't paid to him. lastlib Feb 12 #135
Social Security is not an 'entitlement,' we PAY for it, elleng Feb 12 #136
Prove It, Elliott RobinA Feb 12 #137
Fuck you Musk Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 12 #140
Like Trump he is just lying airplaneman Feb 12 #141
They are trying to start a civil war angrychair Feb 12 #142
Several issues here. HarryM Feb 12 #145
That entitlement business bugs the hell out of me, too. Vinca Feb 12 #146
It IS a fraud! People collect who NEVER PAID into the system. An WHO PAYS for them. The non-rich. Festivito Feb 12 #148
The real problem is . . . Aussie105 Feb 12 #149
This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush Feb 12 #150
He's full of shit. Just garbage. GreenWave Feb 12 #151
Pinocchio 🤥 cstanleytech Feb 12 #152
Certainly there is fraud. Demobrat Feb 12 #153
What a greed head, a morbidly rich piece of s**t mntleo2 Feb 12 #158
YOu're the Fucking FRAUD, Fucking Fish head! Cha Feb 12 #159
I think an overdose is coming for him. City Lights Feb 12 #161
Baka Yaro YoshidaYui Feb 12 #163
HE is the culprit. live love laugh Feb 12 #164
As a retired person, this is some scary shit... mitch96 Feb 12 #165
Widespread fraud should equate to at least SOME indictments, no? Shermann Feb 12 #167
Someone needs to ask him how Social Security, soldierant Feb 12 #171
R's hate the New Deal. slightlv Feb 12 #174
You've not seen open support from Repubs for gutting SS misanthrope Feb 13 #181
Dumb ass Elon dpesn't know the difference between Historic NY Feb 12 #175
When he takes it all, not if, I sure hope millions of us react in a way that we cant even talk about here. Eliot Rosewater Feb 12 #176
Musk needs to think a few thing through ThoughtCriminal Feb 12 #177
I want proof. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 12 #179
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