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Trump Highlights Social Security Improvements Under His Administration

Forbes Breaking NewsSeptember 7, 202510 min56,884 views
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Social Security's 90th Anniversary and Trump's Pledge

  • πŸ“Œ Commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Social Security Act of 1935, the administration aims to make the program stronger, bigger, and better.
  • 🀝 A sacred pledge was made during the campaign to always protect Social Security, a promise the administration claims to be keeping.

Contrasting Administrations: Trump vs. Biden on Social Security

  • ⚠️ Concerns are raised that Social Security could be depleted under Democratic leadership, with claims of Democrats not knowing what they are doing.
  • πŸ“‰ The Biden administration is accused of being destructive to Social Security, leading to deteriorated services and unprecedented backlogs.
  • πŸ“ž Specific criticisms include record-high call wait times (over 42 minutes), field office wait times (32 minutes), and the longest disability claims backlog ever.

Improvements Under Current Leadership

  • πŸš€ Frank Vizignano, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is credited with making miraculous changes in just a few months.
  • πŸ“Š Field office wait times have decreased by 30%, call wait times by 73%, and the disability claims backlog is down 26%.
  • πŸ’» Seniors now have 24/7 online access to their accounts, a significant improvement over the previous administration's website downtime.
  • 🏒 Government employees have been mandated to return to offices, ensuring Social Security offices are open full business hours.

Financial and Security Measures

  • πŸ’° A bill was signed to allow no tax on Social Security benefits for seniors.
  • 🚫 Nearly 275,000 illegal aliens have been removed from the Social Security system, with ongoing efforts to combat Social Security fraud.
  • πŸ” The system database was cleared of 12.4 million names of individuals over 120 years of age, and nearly 135,000 people over 160 years old, many of whom were receiving payments.
  • πŸ“ˆ Efforts are being made to fight inflation and lower energy prices, with 401ks and retirement accounts soaring and the stock market setting record highs.
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