由 jpichiban Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:37:27 GMT
由亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克领导的政府效率部（DOGE）迅速采取行动，削减包括美国国际开发署和消费者金融保护局在内的联邦机构的开支。周一，在社会保障管理局马里兰州总部外举行的集会上，部分立法者和倡导者警告称，负责为7250万美国人提供福利的联邦机构可能成为DOGE的下一个目标。
“别碰我们的社会保障，因为这与政府效率毫无关系，”马里兰州民主党参议员克里斯·范·霍伦在集会上表示。在马斯克的领导下，DOGE已启动关闭美国国际开发署的计划，同时通知消费者金融保护局的工作人员暂停工作，直至另行通知。
范·霍伦表示，下一个目标可能是教育部，随后是国家海洋和大气管理局、医疗保险和医疗补助服务中心，然后是社会保障管理局。社会保障是“我们一生中最重要的社会项目之一”，美国人工作多年才有资格享受福利，马里兰州民主党参议员安吉拉·阿尔索布鲁克斯说。
“这是美国在我们缴纳社会保障税时对我们的承诺，”阿尔索布鲁克斯说。“然而，今天它仍然受到攻击。”在竞选期间，前总统唐纳德·特朗普多次承诺不会触碰社会保障福利。据报道，他上周重申了这一承诺，同时指出非法移民涉嫌实施的福利欺诈。
“总统仍然坚持不触碰社会保障的承诺，”一位白宫官员在给CNBC的电子邮件声明中表示，“同时加倍努力实现取消福利税的承诺。DOGE的任何工作都是为了发现欺诈，他们已经成功做到了这一点。”
由于DOGE被要求执行大规模削减开支的任务，专家表示，社会保障将难以避免成为目标。“当你被要求削减2万亿美元，而联邦预算的70%由社会保障、医疗保险、医疗补助和国防组成时，你就知道他们会继续针对这些项目，”康涅狄格州民主党众议员约翰·拉尔森在周日与选民的市政厅会议上表示。“我们将抵制他们。”
拉尔森表示，红州的立法者也可能反对，因为他们的选民可能对任何变化产生负面反应。社会保障管理局“历来难以及时提供基本服务”，一群民主党参议员最近在给人事管理办公室的信中表示，通过电话联系该机构以及获得残疾福利决定的时间都很长。
根据社会保障受托人的最新预测，如果不采取立法行动解决这一问题，用于支付退休福利的信托基金预计将在2033年左右耗尽。如果国会在2033年之前不采取行动，基金的储备将耗尽，持续的项目收入将只能支付79%的预定福利。
可以肯定的是，特朗普政府任何试图改变社会保障的举措都可能面临诉讼。一名联邦法官暂时阻止了马斯克和其他DOGE团队成员访问财政部系统和数据，这引发了人们对涉及社会保障号码和税务信息的敏感信息可能被泄露的担忧。特朗普政府已提交动议，要求撤销禁止DOGE访问财政部支付系统的限制令。 has called for the judge in that case to be impeached.New moves ‘put people’s data at risk,’ expert saysWhile DOGE has access to the Treasury Department system, the concern is they may also have access to Social Security Administration data including Social Security numbers, direct deposit accounts and personal addresses, said Kathleen Romig, director of Social Security and disability policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and a former Social Security Administration employee.In a statement to members of Congress last week, the Treasury Department sought to reassure lawmakers that DOGE will have “read-only” access to data.”Treasury is committed to safeguarding the integrity and security of the system, given the implications of any compromise or disruption to the U.S. economy,” a Treasury official wrote in a letter to members of Congress. “The Fiscal Service is confident those protections are robust and effective.” The White House did not respond to CNBC’s request for further comment.Nevertheless, Romig said there is the potential for new processes to put people’s data at risk “in major and very scary ways.””SSA has never had a data breach, and that’s because they have it so incredibly secure,” Romig said.But with reports of DOGE using external servers and temporary employees without security clearances, that could put that sensitive information at risk, she said.Other prospective budget cuts could also negatively impact Social Security, Romig said.For example, if DOGE’s plans to cut federal leases impact the agency, that may leave Social Security beneficiaries without access to field offices, she said. Moreover, efforts to cut federal employees may hurt the agency as it already faces staffing issues.
原文链接：https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/11/keep-your-hands-off-our-social-security-lawmakers-warn-amid-doge-budget-cuts.html