R epublican proposals to modify Social Security include raising the full retirement age, reducing benefits for future retirees, and cutting administrative funding for the Social S

It starts with cutting staff at the Social Security Administration. That will sow confusion. Then it builds from there.

Republican Florida Senator Rick Scott has issued a warning on the solvency of Social Security and other programs, saying that Congress is going to have "to do this" in a discussion on overall government spending cuts and adding that he is "optimistic" about getting things done.

Millions of Americans could soon feel the impact of the deep staffing cuts being planned at the Social Security Administration, which is undergoing a massive reorganization that the acting commissioner has acknowledged is being steered by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

Democrats argue that Elon Musk’s criticism of the program and push to squeeze savings from it is a prelude to benefit cuts. Republicans and President Trump say they plan no such thing.

Trump has promised on numerous occasions that there would be no threat to Social Security under his second administration ... said in a statement seen by Newsweek: "House Republicans have just taken one of the most morally reprehensible actions Congress ...

I asked the Social Security Administration to reconcile its claim of a bloated workforce with the facts. I got no reply. Nearly 69 million Americans were receiving benefits as of

The proposal would fund the government through September, and mostly maintain levels of spending passed during the last administration.