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Block Trump’s scheme to destroy Social Security

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    Block Trump’s scheme to destroy Social Security

    Petition to Congress:
    We urge you to protect and fully fund Social Security. Please oppose all efforts to weaken or privatize Social Security.

    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent openly admitted that Trump’s big budget bill includes a "backdoor way for privatizing Social Security."1

    The existential threat to Social Security has grown ever-more serious under Trump 2.0. For months, the Trump administration, DOGE and GOP leaders have taken a sledgehammer to the Social Security Administration. The White House fired thousands of workers at the agency and closed field offices. Call wait times are now the worst on record, with seniors waiting hours, days, or weeks just to get basic help with the income they rely on.2,3

    Now, the Trump administration isn’t even trying to hide its attacks on Social Security. Our lawmakers need to take action immediately and save the public benefits program before Trump rips it away from millions of people.

    Sign the petition: Don’t let Trump privatize and destroy Social Security!

    Trump has claimed over and over again that he won’t touch Social Security. But the reality is that his big ugly budget bill not only slashed Medicaid and handed tax breaks to billionaires — it also set in motion a plan to undermine Social Security.

    “Republicans' ultimate goal is to privatize Social Security, and there isn't a backdoor they won’t try to make Wall Street's dream a reality,” said the top Democrat on the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Richard Neal.4

    For decades, Social Security has provided tens of millions of seniors and people with disabilities with economic security and the ability to live with dignity. Our lawmakers can’t allow the Trump administration to take this critical program away from so many people.

    Sign the petition: Save Social Security from DOGE and Trump!

    Sources:

    1. Common Dreams, "Bessent Admits Trump Tax Scam Offers 'Backdoor for Privatizing Social Security',” July 30, 2025.
    2. NPR, “Employee cuts at Social Security are leaving remaining workers struggling to keep up,” July 4, 2025.
    3. The Hill, "Warren wants answers from Social Security chief on phone wait times,” July 28, 2025.
    4. Common Dreams, "Bessent Admits Trump Tax Scam Offers 'Backdoor for Privatizing Social Security',” July 30, 2025.
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