On Sunday, WaPo reported that #DOGE is seeking access to a heavily guarded system at the #IRS w/detailed #financial #information about every #taxpayer, #business & #nonprofit in the country, & #ElonMusk’s associates have also sought access to sensitive information at the #Labor Dept.

#law #privacy #Trump #InfoSec #PersonalFinance

#ElonMusk’s associates already sought access to records that are typically closely held across the federal #government, prompting disputes w/senior officials across numerous #FederalAgencies. The highest-ranking civil servant at the #Treasury Dept recently resigned after refusing to grant #DOGE access to the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which manages >$5R in annual payments.

#law #privacy #Trump #InfoSec #PersonalFinance

The #SocialSecurity Administration is responsible for managing #pension payments for >70 million American #seniors & manages significant troves of personal #data, including those related to Americans’ work & pay history, & where they live. It was not immediately clear precisely which data #ElonMusk associates wanted or the exact circumstances leading to King’s departure.

#law #privacy #Trump #InfoSec #PersonalFinance

In selecting Dudek, #Trump bypassed dozens of other senior executives who sat higher in the agency’s leadership hierarchy, touching off alarm in & around the agency, which has already faced years of budget & staffing difficulties.

“At this rate, they will break it. And they will break it fast, & there will be an interruption of #benefits,” said Martin O’Malley, the #SocialSecurity commissioner under the Biden admin & a fmr Maryland governor.

#law #PersonalFinance #privacy #ElonMusk #InfoSec

In April, 1980, #inflation was 18% and #income was declining by 8% a year. One thing from this article that sticks are the anecdotes about people agonizing over using their savings to cover bills - especially in light of the stat that 4 in 10 #Americans in 2023 couldn't cover a $400 emergency expense.

#personalfinance #economy #economics #banking #election2024

the linked article is eye-opening too

https://www.thecut.com/article/bridesmaids-debt-friends-weddings.html

#PersonalFinance

Money Movers: The all-female, grassroots network moving millions away from fossil fuels

…switching to a greener pension provider is 21 times more [effective] than giving up flying, becoming vegetarian and switching energy supplier combined.

…volunteer hosts are trained up… They then recruit family, friends or colleagues…

“It was so fun and encouraging. We all spurred one another along to do more, research more, to take little steps…”

https://www.positive.news/society/the-all-female-grassroots-network-moving-millions-away-from-fossil-fuels-money-movers

#climatecrisis #personalfinance