Musk wants access to ss medicare payment system!!!

[XanaDUer2]

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elon-musk-doge-treasury-payment-systems-report-1235252444/

I knew this would happen. I hope theres pushback. I'm screwed if i lose my ssdi and Medicare

[Emile]

1. Musk, an unelected barnacle to Trump. LOL

[Wicked Blue]

2. More like a hemorrhoid

on the asshole of the asshole

[DBoon]

14. More like the creature in Alien

[Racygrandma]

24. Love it

So creepy

[ananda]

38. I was thinking more like a chancre on the syphilitic butt of both Trump and America.

...

[TommieMommy]

3. OMG hell no😱 I live on social security and I have Medicare for my blood pressure medication

[TheBlackAdder]

28. Fix Medicare first! He hasn't proven himself capable of doing anything good to give access to that.

Let him fuck up the one before allowing him to fuck up both.

[Attilatheblond]

46. Piss off enough sick geezers and eventually somebody will act

Maybe he forgot about that Insurance CEO? The idiot can't buy enough stuff so he's looking to buy trouble? He really is a fool.

[Magoo48]

50. If this doesn't get my fellow oldsters off their asses, the next step will.

[Blue Owl]

4. WTF

This POS has no business anywhere near that — time for Dems to start making a HUGE stink

[kacekwl]

16. Am I allowed to

Rec this a million times ?

[elleng]

31. HUGE!!!!

Essentially trying to take over this country.

[Native]

5. This really is a hostile takeover of the federal government.

[Leghorn21]

9. SURE AS HELL IS

It’s just that simple, Native

[Evolve Dammit]

21. Wish Dems would yell that to the rafters collectively

[Bengus81]

23. Harris and Walz did for months, but I don't think they singled out SS and Medicare enough

when talking about P2025. OK...same shit but different day. DEMOCRATS need to be on top of this NOW and hit the floors of Congress. I don't give a SHIT if any of this is a supposed rumor,start YELLING about it now!!

[rubbersole]

35. It's working.

[spanone]

6. K&R

[bif]

7. Who the fuck does he think he is?

[milestogo]

8. God Almighty.

[PSPS]

11. He's the (unelected) president and it cost him a mere $250 million -- 0.06% of his wealth.

[notinkansas]

12. While he can make recommendations for cuts to programs,

he cannot implement anything. That's way above his pay grade. It would take an act of Congress and signature by the signer-in-chief - all of whom are accountable to the electorate. This is third rail stuff.

[johnnyfins]

27. You think so?

Who or what will stop him or orange orifice?

[notinkansas]

41. I would say it will take the collective 'we' to stop them.

Representatives (probably even some Republicans), lawyers, judges, the media and the rest of us mercilessly hounding all of the above. Nonstop!

From Snopes: President Dwight Eisenhower, Republican, uttered these words on November 8, 1954:

"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes that you can do these things. Among them are a few Texas oil millionaires, and an occasional politician or businessman from other areas. Their number is negligible and they are stupid."

[AZ8theist]

62. Eisenhower would be a flaming, commie radical liberal in todays political environment.....

[notinkansas]

75. You're right.

It would be great to have him around right about now.

[GreenWave]

64. I don't know why he was accessing the votes in Pa.

So I do not trust this creepy guy to do anything honest.

[Lemons UK]

10. X Money

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2025/01/28/elon-musks-x-money-partners-with-visa-for-payments-heres-what-to-know-about-venmo-rival/

[SheltieLover]

13. No. Just no.

[dalton99a]

15. NEXT: Musk wants access to gold depositories at Fort Knox and New York Federal Reserve

[tanyev]

17. Unelected, no confirmation process, but he's running rampant through the system.

Horrifying.

[rubbersole]

37. He paid for it fair and square...

...just ask him.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

18. What justification

could there possibly be to give Elon Musk access to Social Security and Medicare money?

[Tickle]

19. I haven't read the responses yet, and for context, I'm also on Medicare.

It’s possible he’s simply assessing the type of database we’re using and the hardware it runs on. There are many systems that have been neglected for years, and he may just be looking to modernize outdated technology.

If I didn’t approach things with this perspective, I wouldn’t have made it this far.

[pfitz59]

22. His techs can analyze a 'clean' copy of the software

without accessing the system. His goons were behind the OPM 'buyout' memo. Imagine if he tried that with SS or Medicare? "Buyout your benefits. Convert them to Bitcoin or come visit my casino."

[Kingofalldems]

25. Nope.

[Skittles]

68. I wouldn't trust ANYTHING that corrupt Trump humper does

NOT A FUCKING THING

[Bengus81]

20. 67 million people in the US on Social Security and Medicare

POS fucks like Trump and his butt buddy Musk along with their lemmings in Congress move to end those programs there WILL be blood in the GD streets.

[Traildogbob]

29. Ditto!!!

Drag them through the streets like Sadam.

[rubbersole]

39. But Sadam was beheaded by hanging...

...saves gas.

[Traildogbob]

59. Use the

Hand made gallows. (Made in MurKKKa) May need a steel logging cable.
Ain’t no rope gonna hold all that ass.
Or, convert the gallows into a rotisserie, start with him and Musk and roast them using their cash as fuel, 1, $100 bill at a time. Slowly cook em so we can burn the 500 billion. Then every Putin Puppet in our government With their cash, then all the billionaires that were at his inauguration party lined up behind him. Then force feed the BBQ to everyone at Fox.
All PPV.
This regime needs to face the same consequences as 9/11 attackers.
I put too much time into thinking this through, ya think?
Of course we should not do any of this. Just jump down on them from the high road and appeal to their Christian beliefs. And pray with them.

[rubbersole]

63. That would take one heavy duty industrial spit....

...basted with magat 😢 tears.

[Traildogbob]

67. Nice touch!!!👏

[Magoo48]

51. May it not only be the blood of we geezers.

[TheBlackAdder]

26. No amount of public or private security will save his ass if he fucks with it.

A million retired vets will post his photo on their refrigerators, while they load shell casings.

[GoodRaisin]

30. The greediest living thing on our planet.

He doesn’t have enough. He wants our money too.

[Baron2024]

32. Fascist Takeover

What will people do when their grandparents are put out into the streets? A lot of these people are Trumpers. My Stepfather is one. Musk is a traitor and an enemy of the people.

[Meowmee]

33. Why isn't everything he is doing being challenged by D?????

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He is not elected or appointed to anything valid.

[DBoon]

34. "Bull wants to access china shop"

The complete destruction will be blamed on DEI

[JMCKUSICK]

36. This is really Scary

I'm right there with you XanaDUer2, waiting on SSDI and having Medicaid. it's bad enough that everything has ground to a halt. My anxiety has gone through the roof this week and I am truly scared out of my mind.

[NotHardly]

40. Do we not have anyone/group to defend us against this pustule?

[Magoo48]

56. I'll keep saying it: the politicians can't save us. It is on us to save our freedoms.

There are groups organizing all around. One already being named here on DU is “Indivisible”. They are already active in my area. There are others coming together, many yet to be named. They’re out there if we look. Or, be creative on your own. Our freedom, our responsibility.

[Baron2024]

42. A Sleeping Giant

There are about 68 million people in America on Social Security. That is about one in five Americans. A sleeping giant.

[MadameButterfly]

43. Once he has access all is lost

How do we stop him?
Lawsuit, anyone?

[Baron2024]

44. Breadlines And Soup Kitchens

If they kill Social Security we will need breadlines and soup kitchens across America. Maybe the State Governors will fund them. These maniacs in the Trump Regime don't understand- if you destroy the federal government you will destroy the entire economy. 68 million people receive Social Security. Most of that money goes to rent or mortgages, food, and meds. If they kill Social Security it will throw millions out into the streets. It will also kill landlords, banks, supermarkets, and pharmacies. It will be a deathblow to many businesses, small and large. Companies like Wal-Mart and CVS will take massive hits. It is insane, incompetent and deranged.

[questionseverything]

70. It's only insane if you think the evil one wants good things for America

What he and putin want is to destabilize America and ruin our economy

[Baron2024]

73. If The Economy Was Ruined

If the economy was ruined I think that there would be a National Rebellion.

[Snoopy 7]

45. Grift

Don’t forget, it’s all about the money. The only way you can steal it is to know where it’s at. After all remember the adage that goes- why did the crook rob the bank? Because that’s where the money is at.

[SpankMe]

48. It's about more than the money

It's about control and manipulation of society. They want to turn the US into a hyper-conservative kingdom where they control everyone's thoughts, religion, morality...everything. We should be very afraid.

[SpankMe]

47. This is super dangerous and should be a national security issue

Elon will have access to and control of the entire unclassified US gov't network and IT infrastructure. He'll install his own software on it and will forever be able to control, manipulate, tamper with and spy on all US gov't business. This should concern everybody and be on everyone's radar.

[XanaDUer2]

49. Are democrats going to say anything

[senseandsensibility]

60. The million dollar question

I guess I'm e-mailing my Senator again,

[Raven123]

52. Contact your Congressional and Senate Representatives

[Diraven]

53. So Trump can raid the Treasury probably

He's going to make sure only things Trump personally approved get paid for. Plus probably a little outright theft off the top.

[Gore1FL]

54. He did so well with the email server. nt

[Oneear]

55. Medicare Medicaid Payment Systems with Social Security Payment System

It is going to change to go through a system of a Platform Change

[XanaDUer2]

57. What does that mean?

What does musk have to do with it

[radical noodle]

77. Where did you hear that?

Do you have a link?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

58. This would be dangerous

[Quiet Em]

71. Is this legal?

This is not ok.

[haele]

61. The whole point of their initial activity is disruption of the Federal Government

"Disruption for the sake of Progress" is has been a Tech Bro mantra since the mid 80's when Apple advertised how it would "break the mold" and innovate through design modeling.
Disruption and risk taking is good as a design element in products (ohhh, shiney, new, innovative) can make efficiencies in production, and marketing...and it can make a lot money for the producer when it works

Not so good with people and living organisms. Degeneration of quality of life or Death is too high a risk to balance against any measurable "efficiency".
Nor is Disruption optimal to any living social organizations or the social disruptor in any overall long term benefit viewpoint. In practice, a "Disruptor" always ends up destroying their host population
Even if they can manage to survive the fallout and switch over to a "new host" - a market or social order - they end up with fewer and fewer resources to exploit until they're left with all that money and nothing to use it on.
What profit is to have money when almost everyone is robbed of resources, figuratively "bombed" economically back to hunter/gatherer survival mode?
What do the one percent who have horded wealth and available resources have if they can't interact with the rest of the population? They think they're going to be able to sustain themselves without risking their fragile isolated safety interacting the peasants who are losing the skills to keep a comfortable society going?
Robots and AI aren't far enough along to help Tech Bros and Corporate Owners. That's why Space Going Tech Dystopias are Science Fiction...

[orangecrush]

65. Paywall

[orangecrush]

66. I can dream

That one of these days, when Mush is flirting around one of these agencies, some worker is going to seriously lose his shit and give him a stern talking to.

[a kennedy]

69. HOW IN THE ABSOLUTE FAWK IS HE GETTING HIS HANDS ON SS AND MEDICARE!!!!!!

HE HASN’T EVEN BEEN ELECTED!! This is just not acceptable at all. 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬 🤬

[Conjuay]

72. Ya know, I've heard that swasticars burn like the Dickens...

Does he ever drive around in one?

[questionseverything]

74. A bucket of water it'll go up like the wicked witch of the west

[radical noodle]

76. I understood it to be the payment system for everything

not just SS and Medicare. Probably even government payrolls, which makes more sense considering what they've done so far. Just stop the paychecks to get rid of people.