Yeah, This is Going to Go Over Like a Lead Balloon

It appears that President Musk is planning to fire half the workforce of the Social Security Administration.

The goal here appears to make sure that people cannot get their issues with their Social Security benefits addressed.

My guess is that Elon thinks that it can all be replaced by Google style, "Customer Support," or he thinks that the poor performance will result in people losing faith in the program.

Have I mentioned before that Elon Musk is really, REALLY, stupid? 

The acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration (SSA) requested in a meeting on Tuesday that managers present him with a plan for a 50 percent reduction in staff, a mass firing that could affect tens of thousands of employees across the country.

The deadline for the plan to be submitted to Leland Dudek, who was elevated to the acting commissioner position just a couple of weeks ago, is this afternoon, according to two sources who wished to remain anonymous.

The decision could target one of the government’s most prominent public-facing initiatives: SSA field offices, where seniors, people with disabilities, and survivors whose parents have died can sign up for benefits and get information.

“I’m getting conflicting reports on what was discussed in that meeting,” said Rich Couture, spokesperson for the Social Security General Committee of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), adding that some reports indicated that field offices would be spared. But one manager present at the meeting indicated that the 50 percent trim was at all levels. And cuts that have dribbled out over the past several days appear to impact field offices where a majority of SSA employees work.

Remember how Republican Congressmen were shocked at the push-back at what's happening so far at their town halls. (The Republican response was to tell members of the caucus not to hold town halls)

When seniors discover that they cannot get a hold of anyone when their checks are late, that is going to make that little bit of drama look like a kissing booth at the county fair.