Billionaire Elon Musk’s “DOGE” outfit puts “everyone with a Social Security number at risk of their information being misused, ripped off, or manipulated for political gain.”
Under the “DOGE" outfit, “the SSA erroneously declared 82-year-old Seattle resident Ned Johnson dead. Before Johnson was even aware of or could remedy the mistake, the agency cut off his retirement benefits, took thousands of dollars out of his bank account, and cut off his Medicare.”
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/doges-data-digging-at-the-social-security-administration-puts-millions-of-americans-at-risk/ #AtWhatCost
“The detention of three children and their mother shocked the town. It also highlighted just how much the region’s key industries depend on immigrant workers.”
“More than half of the workers on New York’s dairies are foreign-born, some experts estimate.
The dairy industry is responsible for about half of the state’s agricultural output. Nearly 3,000 farms produce more than 16 billion pounds of milk a year — more than most other states.”
https://nysfocus.com/2025/04/09/sackets-harbor-ice-raid-dairy-farm-homan #AtWhatCost
In recent weeks, an unprecedented threat to taxpayer privacy emerged, warranting the attention of every American who values the rule of law and economic stability. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally requested access to the private tax information of 700,000 people who file taxes using Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs). This request strikes at the heart of longstanding legal protections, raising alarming new questions about government overreach.
It’s official—and so self-destructive. Undocumented workers are trying to follow the rules by dutifully paying their taxes (nearly $100 billion annually).
The government will now be violating the privacy of all by sharing personal data to target these workers and their vast contributions: https://www.npr.org/2025/04/08/g-s1-59056/irs-dhs-information-sharing-deal-immigrants-tax-records #AtWhatCost
“Millions of undocumented immigrants file taxes. Now their data could be used to deport them.”
“It’s a puzzling move considering the fiscal implications, according to the Cato Institute’s vice president for economic and social policy studies, Alex Nowrasteh
'Reducing the amount of taxpayers paying into those programs who are not going to receive benefits is a really foolish thing to do.’”
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/04/03/undocumented-immigrants-taxes-irs-data-deportat #AtWhatCost
“’They're lying': Despite claims, Social Security office closures—which mean cuts—are coming.
A new analysis shows that already, in 35 states, more than 10% of seniors must travel over 45 miles to their closest field office.” https://www.commondreams.org/news/social-security-office #AtWhatCost
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