What a bunch of morons... 😤
#DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA #Codebase in Months, #Risking Benefits and System #Collapse
"Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in #COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
Musk pointed to data he allegedly pulled from the system that showed 150-year-olds in the US were receiving benefits, something that isn’t actually happening..."
https://www.wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-social-security-administration-cobol-benefits/
Manuel 'HonkHase' Atug /
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2025-03-29 17:02:47
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