02/12/2025
https://www.thenation.com...
"Let's remember, even before the budget cuts, Social Security was extremely efficient, spending something around a penny, actually less than a penny on program administration for every dollar it spends..."
"And so we have got to deal with the fact that we need the capacity to deal with more folks quickly and accurately so we don't pay out benefits to people who don't deserve them and we don't delay benef..."
"Social Security currently has about a $2.7 trillion surplus."
"To cut benefits, to discuss a budget deficit caused by unpaid for wars or tax cuts that went to very wealthy folks, that is just putting it on the backs of seniors."