Seniors fear that they could be in the shooting line when Elon Musk hinted at which government agency he could take an ax to the next.
Musk, who appeared on Tuesday in addition to President Donald Trump in the Oval office, revealed that his Ministry of Government has found efficiency (doge) people who are 'probably dead' who still receive social security controls.
Musk has altaid and targeted FEMA completely dismantled by having his four top financing officers dismiss for paying $ 59 million in luxury hotels in New York City to accommodate illegal migrants.
In addition, 40,000 federal employees have accepted a buy -out that Trump has offered to them to voluntarily leave their role in exchange for full wages up to and including September.
Now the newest revelations of Musk about the payments for social security have led to fears THR program, which comes under the Ministry of Health and Human Services (HHS), can be the next face of the wrath of Doge, because it is the Federal expenses wants to reduce.
However, others are happy that an audit or investigation of the Social Security Administration fraud or errors can fight and in turn give taxpayer money to the federal government for use elsewhere.
“Researching the social security-we who are 150 years old,” Musk complained during a spontaneous press conference, while Trump signed an executive order.
Elon Musk revealed on Tuesday that there are people who are probably 'dead' who still receive social security controls
This suggests that the Social Security Administration is the next target for Doge to make cuts. Displayed: Elon Musk and his son X join President Donald Trump for an Oval Office Executive Order who signed on Tuesday 11 February 2025
“Do you know anyone who is 150?” asked the billionaire. 'Don't know. They should be in the Guinness Book of World Records. They miss it. '
“So, you know, that is the case in which I think they are probably dead, my gamble is, or they should be very famous – one of the two,” he concluded.
There were 71.6 million people who received social security benefits in 2023. It includes those who receive pension, disability and survivors.
About 42 million of those payments are sent in the form of monthly checks to retired employees, starting at the age of 62 for those who took the benefits early.
In 2024, the maximum payment was to those who took the benefits early $ 2,710 per month. It goes up to $ 3,822 per month at full retirement age of 67 and dives at $ 4,873 for those who waited to collect until they were 70.
The amount per payment depends on a number of factors, including how much a person earned when he worked and the costs of lives in the area they live.
The young son of Musk, who is often called X, was this week alongside his father and the president for the Oval Office performance.
The unconventional name of the four-year-old is X æ A-XII, pronounced as an ex-as-a-a-rewelve. His mother is the Canadian musician Grimes, whose real name is Claire Boucher.
She was not happy to learn on Tuesday about the presence of her son.
Millions of Americans receive social security payments for pension, disability and surviving benefits. But Musk says there are 150-year-olds who receive checks
“He should not be in public,” wrote Grimes on Musk's Social Media app X, which he bought and named after their shared son.
“I didn't see this, thanks for warning me. But I'm glad he was polite. Sigh, “she said in response to someone who brought the Oval Office to her son to her attention.
Musk and X stole Trump's show during his executive order that signed on Tuesday.
It was the first time that Musk appeared publicly with the president, because they were together for inaugural events last month.
Since Trump took office, Musk has been busy with Doge who leaves government contracts, employment and entire agencies.
His team has taken on the task of investigating the whole of the federal government to identify areas where cuts can be made to save money and reduce spending burden.
