[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition and send a clear message to President Trump and Elon
Musk: Hands off our Social Security! Once we reach at least 75,000
signatures, we'll deliver the petition!

Dear MoveOn member,

Elon Musk's DOGE (the so-called "Department of Government Efficiency"),
only cares about taking money from everyday people to line Musk's own
pockets. Despite President Trump's many campaign promises to protect
Social Security, he is not only allowing but endorsing Musk's attempts to
steal your hard-earned Social Security benefits.^1 

In case you missed it: Since Trump's Inauguration Day, Elon Musk has been
running around slashing funds allocated by Congress to essential
services—like cancer and health care research, SNAP, Medicaid and
Medicare, and more. And in a not so shocking reveal, these cuts are not
saving ANY working person money.^2

[ [link removed] ]And earlier today, senate Republicans passed a budget resolution that
could put essential programs like Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare
at risk of major cuts.^3

So why is this happening? By raiding our Social Security and gutting
essential services, Musk, Trump, and their billionaire friends will
benefit from massive tax cuts and profit from the everyday person's
struggle. And both Trump and Musk are going to continue to take money away
from people who need it to survive, just to give tax giveaways to the
1%.^4 

And in just the last few weeks, Musk has used his platform on X to spread
outrageous lies about Social Security to frame his pro-billionaire agenda
as a righteous attack.^5 Just last week, Musk talked to reporters in the
Oval Office to try to convince the public that the Social Security system
is full of fraud, saying, "we've got people in there that are 150 years
old.”^6

[ [link removed] ]Now he's just making things up to justify a long-held Republican dream
of cutting and privatizing Social Security and other essential, lifesaving
programs. Sign the petition to fight back against this affront to Social
Security and the outright theft of benefits from tens of millions of
retired Americans.

We've had enough of these CUTS. Sign the petition and tell Donald Trump
and Elon Musk: HANDS OFF OUR SOCIAL SECURITY!

[4]Sign the petition

Trump is giving Elon Musk the power to steal benefits that people have
earned. And Musk is using the standard MAGA Republican playbook to do it:
Make an issue out of a non-issue, cause chaos, and then get rid of it and
claim the win—and this time it's at the expense of nearly every American. 

Social Security benefits are given to workers who have put decades of
their lives into their work, and each of those people have earned the
right to access the promise of Social Security afforded to all citizens
during their elder years. [ [link removed] ]We all deserve to retire with dignity. 

Musk is lying about Social Security while he and his own team are getting
their hands into the U.S. Treasury's payments system. Thus, Musk had
access to the Social Security numbers of every federal worker and Social
Security beneficiary.^7 He also had access to our bank account numbers,
and other sensitive, private information.^8 Enough is enough.

Social Security benefits cannot and should not be cut, and any member of
Congress who supports these cuts is doing a disservice to every
constituent they have. Social Security is meant to allow people to retire
with dignity Congress must reassert its authority, Musk must go, and
everyone must commit to protecting Social Security NOW. 

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to add your name to this petition, and then pass it
along to your friends so we can reach our signature count goal. Together,
we'll show the folks in Washington that we will NOT just watch Social
Security be taken away from us.

Thanks for all you do.

–Nakia, Emily, Amandah B., Mona, and the rest of the team

[ [link removed] ]P.S. We need every single member of Congress to fight back against
these deadly cuts to our communities. After you sign the petition, take 2
minutes to send a letter to your representatives demanding they fight back
against ANY cuts to Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare and the
programs that impact millions.

Sources:

1. "No, 150-Year-Olds Aren't Collecting Social Security Benefits," WIRED,
February 17, 2025 
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2. "Musk's DOGE cuts based more on political ideology than real cost
savings so far," Reuters, February 12, 2025
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3. "Senate adopts $340 billion budget blueprint for Trump's agenda after
marathon 'vote-a-rama'," NBC News, February 21, 2025
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4. "Trump Is Already Planning Colossal Tax Giveaways to Corporations and
Billionaires," In These Times, January 27, 2025
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5. Ibid.

6. Ibid. 

7. "‘Five alarm warning': Possible DOGE access to private taxpayer data
sparks outcry," Politico, February 17, 2025
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8. Ibid. 

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