The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20500

To the Special Attention of President Donald J. Trump:

I’m deeply concerned that billionaire Elon Musk, through his lies and misinformation about Social Security, is setting up this program for deep cuts and radical “reforms.” I want to remind you that Social Security is not a “Ponzi scheme” as Musk has claimed.

Social Security is an intergenerational compact where workers pay into the system and collect benefits upon retirement, disability, or the death or disability of a family breadwinner. Without it, 40% of American seniors would fall into poverty. The program has never missed a payment in the nearly 90 years since it was established.

I can see through the phony hunt for Social Security “fraud” as an excuse to gut the agency that administers our earned benefits. Actual fraud amounts to only .0001% of all Social Security benefits paid.

That’s why, as someone who does (or will) rely on the Social Security, I urge you to uphold your promise ‘not to touch’ Social Security, which includes the services and support provided by the Social Security Administration. Cutting SSA’s staffing is irresponsible at a time when the agency is facing a growing workload while staffing is at a 50-year low, and could well affect my ability to access my earned benefits. I’ve earned my benefits over a lifetime of hard work and any action making it more difficult for me to claim them is a benefit cut.

Social Security is a promise to all of us; please do not shatter that promise.

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