Dear MoveOn member,

I need to tell you why Elon Musk simply does not like me.

A few months ago, I wrote a column exposing the millions of dollars that
Musk poured into a shady Super PAC backing Donald Trump and calling out
the right-wing conspiracy theories and anti-immigrant lies he is spreading
on Twitter, which Musk owns.^1

I called it back then: If Trump won, he'd pick Musk to run a "government
efficiency commission" that would take an axe to programs like Social
Security and Medicare.^2

In response, Musk took to Twitter, calling me derogatory names that I …
simply won't repeat.

Despite Musk's temper tantrum, it turns out that I was right. Trump has
named Musk and billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy co-chairs of a phony government
agency they are calling the "Department of Government Efficiency."

And now, after meeting with Ramaswamy, Republicans on Capitol Hill have
announced that "everything is on the table," including cutting Social
Security and Medicare.^3

I personally served as a Social Security trustee, so this issue is near
and dear to my heart. And the entire team here at the nonprofit I
co-founded, Inequality Media Civic Action, and I will do everything in our
power to stop Musk's plan to destroy these vital programs. But we need
your help.

[ [link removed] ]Will you make a donation to Inequality Media Civic Action to help
educate the public and stop Elon Musk's plan to destroy Social Security
and Medicare?

If you're wondering why Musk and other billionaires spent hundreds of
millions of dollars to elect Trump, look no further.

Ramaswamy has been very clear about his plans, saying that the Trump
administration plans to cut "hundreds of billions of dollars" from Social
Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.^4

This is exactly what the billionaires want—and what they've bought for
themselves: the power to gut Social Security and Medicare and give
themselves more tax cuts and tens of billions in government contracts.

We can't let it happen.

Musk may be the richest man in the world, but that doesn't mean we're
powerless to stop him.

Here's the good news: Over the past decade, Inequality Media Civic Action
has built a massive audience across virtually all social media platforms
to educate the public about the most pressing issues of our time. Our
messages are especially good at reaching the working people who trusted
Trump—and our secret sauce is debunking key economic myths and exposing
the self-dealing and corruption driving Trump's presidency.

In 2024 alone, our videos obtained more than 250 million views across
platforms, and we have 10.4 million followers online.

Now, we're going to use our massive reach to alert the public about what
Trump and Musk are proposing and call out the Republican lies about Social
Security and Medicare.

Social Security is one of the most successful and popular government
programs of all time. That's why I know we can win this fight—but only if
we join together.

[ [link removed] ]Will you make a donation today to Inequality Media Civic Action to help
educate the public and stop Elon Musk's plan to destroy Social Security
and Medicare?

Thank you for your commitment to building a fairer, more just society.

–Robert Reich

Sources:

1. "Elon Musk is out of control. Here is how to rein him in," The
Guardian, August 30, 2024
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2. Ibid.

3. "Column: Trump promised he won't cut Social Security. Should you trust
him?" Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2024
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4. "DOGE has a plan for Medicare, Medicaid. Will it work?" Politico,
December 13, 2024
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