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The week's question
In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: wzambon ✶❂🐝 HONORARY
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Subject: Re: Just so depressing...
Date: 03/30/25 8:18 AM
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March 25, 2025 The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Monday announced its audit of the Social Security Administration (SSA) had removed 7 million accounts belonging to individuals listed over 120 years old.

cbsaustin.com - Doge says social security audit removed million accounts over years old

March 5 President Trump on Tuesday called for an end to people hundreds of years old collecting Social Security benefits — a claim his own administration has debunked.


axios.com - Trump social security claims

Note how slick Elon is in that first article. It was written only 5 days ago. By then, the whole story had been debunked (it was debunked way back in February). But Elon is insisting on keeping it alive.

But on March 25, though he can no longer state that 120 year olds are receiving SS checks, he still keeps the story alive by claiming to delete the accounts of 7 MILLION PEOPLE over 120.

All he’s doing here is deleting the records of former Ss recipients, which even if taken alone is a helluva bad idea.

The last date I could find for Donald Trump repeating the lie was March 4, at his joint session of Congress address, whic is still weeks after the lie was disproven.

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