AlterNet: 'This guy is a leech': AOC rips Elon Musk over attack on Social Security

[Dennis Donovan]

AlterNet - 'This guy is a leech': AOC rips Elon Musk over attack on Social Security

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"Social Security is the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time," Musk said. "If you look at the future obligations of Social Security, it far exceeds the tax revenue."

The advocacy group Social Security Works noted in response that Social Security—which is 90% funded for the next quarter-century—"hasn't missed a payment in 89 years" and accused Musk of "defaming" the program as part of an effort to "cut benefits and otherwise destroy Social Security."

Musk's comments came as the Trump administration, with the assistance of the billionaire Tesla CEO's lieutenants, is working to gut the already-understaffed Social Security Administration, an effort that could result in benefit delays and disruptions.

"This guy is a leech on the public," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) wrote on social media after a clip of Musk's remarks on Rogan's podcast circulated. "No matter how many billions he gets in tax cuts and government contracts, it will never be enough for him."

"Now he's going after the elderly, the disabled, and orphaned children so he can pocket it in tax cuts for himself," Ocasio-Cortez added. "It's disgusting."

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[multigraincracker]

1. Hang Musk.

[mymomwasright]

2. He wants to bring US down.

Like apartheid

[Lonestarblue]

5. He wants to turn the US into apartheid-era South Africa where white people freely stole land and resources.

Trump and the Project 2025 degenerates want the same.

[gab13by13]

3. Everything President Musk and Krasnov are doing

is what Putin would be doing.

Both Musk and Krasnov regularly speak with Putin.

Wishing Dems would have done town halls on Tuesday instead of going to the SOTU.

[FailureToCommunicate]

4. Leech? Musk is more of a giant sand worm, sucking up millions of $$ he doesn't already...

have.

[h2ebits]

17. Spot on!

I consider Musk to be a techno fascist and truly dangerous to the United States. Once he has control of all of our computer network; he will completely destroy our democratic republic and move on from there to other countries. He is seeking control of the world--not just the US.

WE MUST STOP HIM!

[FailureToCommunicate]

18. Yes. He would have us believe that resistance is futile...

[orangecrush]

6. K&R

[dalton99a]

7. .

[Hope22]

8. Two things about your social security...

Remember, the portion you pay is only half of the money deposited for you. Your employer paid the other half.
Last week someone out here put up a good reminder. Go out to your Social Security Account and print off a copy of your income/ payment history and any other pertinent information. If for some reason the data is ‘lost’ you will still have a copy.

[crud]

13. If you are self-employed

you pay all of the SS taxes.

[questionseverything]

19. Yes we do as self employed pay both halves

But we get to deduct that 2nd half from our income before those income taxes

[NotHardly]

9. Leach is too kind of a term for Musk.

[UpInArms]

10. AOC speaks for me

[Kid Berwyn]

11. "This guy is a leach."

Now THAT's messaging.

[Starbeach]

12. Thank you AOC

No one speaks more plainly and sharply as AOC.

[WestMichRad]

14. That's billboard material!

"This guy is a leech on the public... "No matter how many billions he gets in tax cuts and government contracts, it will never be enough for him."
(With, of course, a picture of the Leech-in-Chief.)

[patphil]

15. That's part of the theft these guys are engaged in.

Musk wants to be the world's first trillionaire, and he'll do whatever he has to do to get there. Even if he has to climb over a mountain of dead Americans to do it.
He is the true parasite. He takes, but never gives back. Like a true parasite, he will keep taking until the host dies.

[58Sunliner]

16. Parasite, leech, traitor. Thank you AOC.