'Cutting Social Security Is Murder': Flood of Public Outrage Greets Trump Proposal to Slash Benefits for Hundreds of Thousands
Donald Trump promised over and over again that he would not cut Social Security. He lied. Last month, the Trump administration proposed a rule to force Social Security disability benefits to "re-prove" their eligibility for benefits as often as every six months. Make no mistake about it: This rule is designed to deny Social Security benefits to hundreds of thousands of Americans.
"We cannot let Trump get away with this cruelty. An attack on any part of Social Security is an attack on the entire system." "This policy change is abhorrent and absolutely unjustifiable." "We all know that the cruelty is the point with this administration, but this sinks to yet another low." "This would be a crushing blow to me and my family." Those are just a few of the more than 1,700 official comments members of the U.S. public have left on President Donald Trump's proposed Social Security rule change, which could strip lifesaving disability benefits from hundreds of thousands of people. "They want to destroy every part of Social Security, including retirement benefits, and turn it over to their criminal friends on Wall Street. We must stop Trump's plan." —Alex Lawson, Social Security Works The proposal received hardly any media attention when it was first published in the Federal Register in November. But recent reporting on the proposed rule change, as well as outrage from progressive Social Security advocates, sparked a flood of public condemnation and calls for the Trump administration to reverse course. This Piece Originally Appeared in Common Dreams Read the full article
