Here in #DC to tell the fascist vandals of America, #HandsOff our #democracy, #RuleOfLaw, #CleanAir, #CleanWater, #CleanEnergy, #SocialSecurity, #HealthCare, #science, and #VulnerableCommunities.

I'm Writing to join in on this and I'm honestly kind of amazed the NFB is participating in this. I thought they would be the first ones to say Blind people don't need social security because it ruins our independence. Disability Advocates Sue Social Security Administration and DOGE to Stop Unlawful Cuts to Social Security Services https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/disability-advocates-sue-social-security-administration-and-doge-stop-unlawful #SocialSecurity

On this Day in Social Security History:

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4/4/1935 The Social Security Bill was introduced in the House of Representatives with a report. This bill (H.R. 7260) replaced the Economic Security Bill. https://www.ssa.gov/history/reports/35housereport.html

4/4/1939 Public hearings on the Social Security act amendments were conducted by the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. https://www.ssa.gov/history/1939amends.html

4/4/1944 The Foreign War Shipping Crews Exclusion Act was approved (P.L. 17, 78th Congress).
The Decision to Exclude Agricultural and Domestic Workers from the 1935 Social Security Act https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v70n4/v70n4p49.html and https://www.ssa.gov/history/pdf/Downey%20PDFs/Social%20Security%20Amendments%20of%201939-46%20Vol%201.pdf

4/4/2012 the President signed S. 2038, the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012 or Stock Act. https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/legis_bulletin_032312.html

4/4/2016 Social Security was awarded the ForeSee (acquired by Verint) Digital Excellence Award for our consistent eService excellence, high customer satisfaction scores, and for having the greatest improvement in score since the start of measurement. https://www.ssa.gov/agency/awards/#year2016
 
More Social Security history: https://www.ssa.gov/history & #SSAHistGWC 

How many Americans need to die before #DOGE stops rewriting the computer systems?
I asked Emma Vigeland this on #TheMajorityReport.

@mattlech wondered
How many elderly will be thrown into an emergency because Elon decides to change some code?
Musk might leave, but the DOGE boys will stay.

Only the deaths of 100's of MAGA men, who are constituents of Republican politicians in swing states, will stop DOGE.

#HandsOff #SocialSecurity computer systems!
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheMajorityReport/comments/1jqrat6/how_many_americans_need_to_die_before_doge_stops/ @GottaLaff

Y’all, I don’t want to cause alarm, and I may be the only one affected,which seems unlikely, but I just checked my social security statement, and my entire history is blank. #Doge is fucking shit up, y’all.

I’ve been working and paying taxes since I was 14, and I’m less than a decade away from being old enough to collect SS, and my statement shows no work history. None. I’ve been told I need to fill out a form for every year missing to send to the irs, and then send those forms from the irs to SS, so I can prove to SS I worked. None of this can be done online, and each year is a separate process.

Check your statements. We are being robbed in broad daylight.

#socialsecurity #doge #taxes #WellFuckWeAreDoomed

https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/us-news/personal-finance/2025/04/03/67ee79c6ca47416f308b4597.html

On this Day in Social Security History:

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4/3/1939 President Franklin Roosevelt approves the Reorganization Act of 1939. https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/reorganization-act-1939 and The president's letter of transmittal to the Congress - https://www.ssa.gov/history/pdf/fdr.pdf

4/3/1962 William L. Mitchell, who served as commissioner 1953 to 1962, retired. https://www.ssa.gov/history/mitchell.html

4/3/1962 The Senate confirmed the appointment of Robert M. Ball as the Commissioner of Social Security.
More: OASIS magazine profile of Ball https://www.ssa.gov/history/balloasis.html

4/3/1965 Canada enacted a pension plan which established a contributory system of earnings--related old age, disability and survivors insurance benefits. https://www.ssa.gov/history/reports/trust/1995/

4/3/1995 The 1995 Trustees Report showed the date of the combined OASDI Trust Funds exhaustion as 2030, a gain of one year from the year before.
More: https://www.ssa.gov/history/trustchart.html and https://www.ssa.gov/history/reports/trust/1995/

4/3/2000 SSA accelerated the start of the Special Veterans Benefits (SVB) claims-taking process. https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssa/ssa2000chapter4.html
 
More Social Security history: https://www.ssa.gov/history/ & #SSAHistGWC 

#SocialSecurity #socialinsurance #History #Disability #Retirement #Medicare #Unemployment #insurance #healthcare #NewDeal #OTD #SSDI #OASDI #equity #justice Social Security Administration

On this Day in Social Security History:

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“This Nation should emerge from this war a richer nation not only materially but spiritually...“
From: “Social Security--Safety Net Or Feather Bed?” An Address by Arthur J. Altmeyer Chairman Social Security Board at the Commonwealth Club San Francisco, April 2, 1943. https://lnkd.in/epmEqgg4

4/2/1959 The Secretary of the HEW submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee the report on the study requested by the committee on alternative ways of providing insurance against the cost of hospital and nursing home care for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries.
More: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v23n11/v23n11p3.pdf

4/2/1997 SSA announced new rules in the Federal Register that, effective immediately, eliminate the Annual Earnings Reports previously required from retirees under age 70 who are still working. SSA will now use information from the W-2 reports or tax records to track the earnings levels of working beneficiaries.
More: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/sspus/oasdi.pdf
 
More Social Security history: https://lnkd.in/e7aYDjRe & #SSAHistGWC 

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On this Day in Social Security History:

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Lots happened on this day in Social Security history. For more, please visit: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/day-social-security-administration-history-april-1-guy-clinch/

4/1/1936 The Social Security Board moved into its own headquarters on 1712 G Street, Washington, D.C.
More on the Social Security Board: https://www.ssa.gov/history/boardmembers.html

4/1/1944 Pensions were authorized for all physically or mentally helpless children of deceased veterans. https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/sspus/veterans.pdf

4/1/1954 Robert M. Ball was appointed the Deputy Director of the Bureau of OASIhttps://www.ssa.gov/history/bobball.html

4/1/1960 The movement of personnel and equipment to the Woodlawn Building was completed. https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssa/ssa2000chapter8.html

4/1/1969 SSA established a Task Force on Manpower Utilization headed up by Jack S. Futterman.
More about Jack Futterman: https://www.ssa.gov/history/futterman.html

4/1/1971 Richardson versus Perales, the Supreme Court upheld by a vote of 6-3, the Federal Government's and Social Security Administration's position on requirements of procedural due process. https://www.justice.gov/archives/jm/civil-resource-manual-93-social-security-act-review-procedures
 
More Social Security history: https://www.ssa.gov/history/ & #SSAHistGWC 

#SocialSecurity #socialinsurance #History #Disability #Retirement #Medicare #Unemployment #insurance #healthcare #NewDeal #OTD #SSDI #OASDI #equity #justice Social Security Administration

Via Rupar:

#JDVance straight up lies on Fox & Friends, claims 40 percent of people calling the #SocialSecurity hotline are "actually committing fraud."

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Social Security head called Gov. Mills a ‘petulant child’ in email ordering staff to cancel Maine contracts #maine #socialsecurity #cartoon

When Musk promises that #SocialSecurity recipients are actually going to get more money in the future, isn't he just referring to the annual #COLA that usually amounts to less than $50/month, most often far less or even single digits?

Pretty sure he is.

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