Trump agenda hurts the working man
To the Editor:
Is it really necessary to make getting Social Security benefits harder, if not impossible, for elderly and disabled beneficiaries? The Trump administration wants to force people to file Social Security claims in person — you won’t be able to do business on-line or on the phone any more.
Worse, they have slated the Social Security Administration office in Franklin to close on June 23. That office obviously served the western counties — I used their services and they were knowledgeable and helpful. Is it really necessary to cut Social Security benefits simply because Elon Musk (with the president’s knowledge and blessing) alleges that undocumented immigrants are receiving benefits as part of a grand Democratic Party plan to get votes (no evidence offered of course)?
Is all of this really necessary simply to make millionaires and billionaires wealthier through anticipated tax cuts for the upper class, or to justify moving the services to private businesses that are run/owned by the same millionaires/billionaires (privatization)?
Keep your eyes and ears open. Changes are coming that have nothing to do with serving and helping us.
Ann Fulton
Sylva
