No fraud found by Musk, DOGE
To the Editor:
In response to a letter from David Lawson, MD, (SMN, Feb. 26 issue) I would like to point out that even a simple Google search reveals that the writer is just another angry Republican parroting the lies that MAGA has been spewing for eight years.
According to Google, about 90,000 people over the age of 100 are receiving Social Security payments. His letter states " over 20 million people over 100 are receiving Social Security payments." Further research shows that you cannot receive Social Security if you do not have a SS number, so I don't know who these billions of dollars claimed by the good doctor are going to.
I have no doubt there is waste and fraud to be found in any operation as large as the U.S. government, and I do not object to any proper investigation conducted by qualified forensic accountants knowledgeable in the workings and mandates of the agency they are investigating. This is the exact opposite of what DOGE is doing. Dr. Lawson may be OK with a bunch of college kids gaining possession of his personal information, but I am not. They have not to my knowledge documented any fraud so far. I certainly hope the good doctor did not run his practice the way Elon is running DOGE.
John Acuti
Waynesville
