DOGE's plans for social security are a 'backdoor' way to cut payments, experts warn: 'This is the most serious threat I've ever seen to it’

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• Elon Musk's government efficiency team, DOGE, is taking aim at Social Security, claiming fraud while pushing controversial changes that could make it harder for seniors to access benefits. Critics, including Mark Cuban, say the changes are part of a "backdoor" effort to cut payments and gut the agency.

Elon Musk's Department for Government Efficiency has a new target in its quest to eliminate government waste: Social Security.