Summary

Elon Musk sparked controversy by falsely claiming entitlement programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid have “$700 billion” in fraud annually, vastly exaggerating the actual figure (~$10 billion/year).

Musk labeled Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” and spread conspiracies about immigrants exploiting the system.

Critics argue Musk’s ignorance and conspiracy-mongering threaten essential public programs and data privacy, while his inflammatory rhetoric—such as calling Senator Mark Kelly, a former astronaut and combat veteran, a “traitor”—reinforces demands for his immediate removal from government.

    • slaneesh_is_right
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      18 hours ago

      They’ll just hold a press conference and tell the people how that’s Obama’s (the black man, remember) fault.

    • barneypiccolo@lemm.ee
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      21 hours ago

      At the first missed payment, they’ll start burning down Social Security offices.

      You don’t want to piss off the old people. For many of them, its all they have. If you take that away, they’ll have nothing left to lose, and lot of them are armed. That’s a bad combination.