SSI needs People Power!

Let me firstly share a personal story.

I once worked for and was a local Union President of a corporation. It had hired for the first time, a POS American CEO who decide to "reorganize" the company. It was a slash and burn. Not surprisingly, he also increased his salary by 400%and hired outside negotiators to "deal" with us . During a very short period of economic gains, the retirement benefits were showing a huge surplus. So the corporations had a "GREAT" idea... to spend the surplus! But you see, that surplus is there to insure money will be there for retirees during downturns... and very few employees had reached the age of retirement. There was nothing we could do as no laws could protect us...

Nonetheless, the unions and employees went into demonstration mode across the country. We lobbied government hard. We started our OWN separate organization with employee administrators and trustees to take over the retirement monies to a trust. In turn, a special government agency was formed to protect retirement benefits and retirement laws were restructured. Today, as many of us are retired (I am on a reduced pension myself because of health, but still benefit from the action taken) we are thankful that people came out in droves to do the right thing...and it was not just union members...or employers.

The PUBLIC was on our side because it was literal THIEVERY, as is taking money paid into SSI!

SSI is not a Ponzi scheme!

But how many dumb MAGA will believe it? How many could care less if Grandma dies on the streets? Answer: Too many and here's proof... NOTE: He was fact checked, and he short changed how much would be paid out even should SSI is not fixed as per newer data added below.

A primer on SSI

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/9/2309040/-Social-Security-Primer-from-Paul-Krugman

An unelected billionaire is gunning for Social Security.

Get Musk out, now. | Opinion

www.usatoday.com

The time for Americans to demand Elon Musk's removal from the federal government is now.

Will Social Security run out?

It is solvent, but needs some tweaks. Here’s what could happen to your EARNED benefits if NOTHING was done... https://www.cnbc.com/select/will-social-security-run-out-heres-what-you-need-to-know/

People Power

mobilisationlab.org

Bernie should be THE SSI spokesperson