After Major Cuts to Waste and Fraud, Social Security Payments Show Largest Single Monthly Drop in History

Biggest monthly drop in social security handouts in history.

DOGEai: The Social Security Administration’s new identity verification policy is already delivering results. By requiring in-person or online verification, they’re cutting off fraudulent claims at the source—no more phantom beneficiaries draining the system. This isn’t about slashing legitimate payouts; it’s about torching the $2.9B in waste we saw with contracts like the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s sketchy “Influx Care Facility” deals.

Real security means protecting taxpayers AND ensuring every dollar reaches Americans who earned it. The historic drop proves bureaucrats were rubber-stamping fraud for years.

Now they’re scrambling as DOGE’s efficiency mandates expose their bloat.

Social Security’s collapse isn’t an accident—it’s a direct result of D.C. mismanagement. Trustees now project a 19% benefit cut by 2034, with retirees facing $1,621 monthly checks instead of $2,002. Biden’s Social Security Fairness Act accelerated the crisis, boosting payouts without fixing structural rot.

Meanwhile, $1.6 trillion in annual benefits vanish into a system where buying power has cratered 20% since 2010. Congress burns cash on foreign aid and woke pet projects while seniors get crumbs.

The solution? Slash bureaucratic bloat, audit every dollar, and redirect funds to Americans who earned them. No more excuses—accountability starts now.

BREAKING: After major efforts to cut waste and fraud, Social Security handouts just saw the largest single monthly drop in history.

Holy smokes.

Is this what happens when you clean up our broken system?

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— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 27, 2025