Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Security

Trump official calls Social Security 'wrong' with groundwork for cuts (independent.co.uk)
Donald Trump and Elon Musk are ramping up baseless claims that tens of millions of dead people are collecting Social Security payments, laying the groundwork to cut out “waste” and “fraud” as they look to make dramatic cuts for some of the most expensive programs in the federal budget to pay for astronomical tax cuts for America’s wealthiest households.

Politics, Social Security, Government Spending, Taxes

18 points by throw0101a 5 hours ago | 11 comments

DOGE Said It Cut $232M from Social Security. It Was Only About Half a Mil (theintercept.com)
The “Department of Government Efficiency” claimed to have saved the American taxpayer nearly $232 million by canceling an IT contract for the Social Security Administration.

Politics, Government Spending, Social Security, Misinformation

149 points by ceejayoz 19 hours ago | 39 comments

So many Americans died from Covid, it's boosting Social Security (fortune.com)
New research finds Social Security will pay out $205 billion less in future benefits owing to COVID-related premature deaths.

Social Security, COVID-19, Economics, Demographics

26 points by askl 1 day ago | 2 comments

150-Year-Olds Aren't Collecting Social Security Benefits (wired.com)
Elon Musk claims to have found rampant fraud in the Social Security Administration. There's a much simpler explanation.

Social Security, Fraud, Elon Musk, Misinformation

15 points by ConfusedDog 3 days ago | 4 comments

Top Social Security Official Leaves After Musk Team Seeks Data Access (nytimes.com)
The top official at the Social Security Administration stepped down this weekend after members of Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency sought access to sensitive personal data about millions of Americans held by the agency, according to people familiar with the matter.

Politics, Privacy, Social Security, Elon Musk, Government

36 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 4 days ago | 26 comments

Numberholders Age 100 or Older Who Did Not Have Death Information on Numident [pdf] (oig.ssa.gov)

Data Analysis, Social Security, Longevity

16 points by ZeroGravitas 4 days ago | 7 comments

Are DOGE's Claims of Social Security Payments to 150-Year-Olds Way Off Base? (slashdot.org)

Cryptocurrency, Social Security, Dogecoin

82 points by theodpHN 6 days ago | 108 comments

China's single-child generation frets over country's pension system (channelnewsasia.com)
China’s pension system has been under immense pressure due to a rapidly ageing population and declining birth rates, which means more looking to receive payments but fewer working and funding the system.

China, Demographics, Pensions, Social Security

9 points by sohkamyung 80 days ago | 0 comments

Hackers may have stolen the Social Security numbers of every American (latimes.com)

Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Privacy, Social Security

10 points by cwwc 191 days ago | 0 comments

Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every American (engadget.com)

Data Breaches, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Social Security

127 points by dataflow 191 days ago | 182 comments

Every social security number possibly leaked in data breach (latimes.com)

Data Breaches, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Social Security

7 points by acjohnson55 192 days ago | 2 comments

Hackers leak 2.7B data records with Social Security numbers (bleepingcomputer.com)

Data Breaches, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Social Security

8 points by elsewhen 192 days ago | 0 comments

Social Security now expected to run short on funds in 2035, one year later (cnbc.com)