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# ![Social Security Graphic](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/t:social-security.png) Social Security

Government shutdown delays Social Security COLA announcement, and Elon Musk's comments on Social Security being a Ponzi scheme are trending, driving negative sentiment and concerns about the program's future.

### About Social Security
Social Security is a U.S. government program providing monetary assistance to retirees, the disabled, and survivors.  

### Engagements: XXXXXXXXX [#](/topic/social-security/interactions)
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![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:social-security/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/social-security/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXXXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXXXXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXXXXXXX -X%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXXXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXXXXXXXX +253%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXXXXXXX on 2025-02-18  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXXXXXX on 2024-12-01  

| Social Network | News   | Reddit | TikTok  | X       | YouTube   |
| -------------- | ----   | ------ | ------  | -       | -------   |
| Engagements    | XXXXXX | XXXXX  | XXXXXXX | XXXXXXX | XXXXXXXXX |
  

  
  
### Mentions: XXXXX [#](/topic/social-security/posts_active)
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![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:social-security/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/social-security/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XXXXX  
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXX -XXXX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXX +143%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXX on 2024-12-07  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXX on 2025-01-27  

| Social Network | News | Reddit | TikTok | X     | YouTube |
| -------------- | ---- | ------ | ------ | -     | ------- |
| Mentions       | XX   | XX     | XXX    | XXXXX | XXXXX   |
  

  
  
### Creators: XXXXX [#](/topic/social-security/contributors_active)
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![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:social-security/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/social-security/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
XXXXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Social Security in the last XX hours which is down XX% from XXXXX in the previous XX hours
**Daily Average**: XXXXX  
**1 Week**: XXXXX -XX%  
**1 Month**: XXXXXX -XXXX%  
**6 Months**: XXXXXXX -XX%  
**1 Year**: XXXXXXX +96%  
**1-Year High**: XXXXXX on 2024-10-22  
**1-Year Low**: XXXXX on 2025-01-27  

The most influential creators that mention Social Security in the last XX hours

| Creator                                                   | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                   | ---- | --------- | ----- | ----------- |
| [@MilaLovesJoe](/creator/twitter/MilaLovesJoe)            | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@MyGovExpert](/creator/youtube/MyGovExpert)              | X    | XXXXXXX   | XX    | XXXXXXX     |
| [@jesscraven101](/creator/tiktok/jesscraven101)           | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXXX     |
| [@benefits](/creator/youtube/benefits)                    | X    | XXXXXXX   | XX    | XXXXXX      |
| [@aarp](/creator/youtube/aarp)                            | X    | XXXXXXX   | XX    | XXXXXX      |
| [@retireesguide3](/creator/youtube/retireesguide3)        | X    | XXXXXX    | XX    | XXXXXX      |
| [@GunnelsWarren](/creator/twitter/GunnelsWarren)          | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@truelifeinvesting](/creator/youtube/truelifeinvesting)  | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@aarpadvocates](/creator/youtube/aarpadvocates)          | X    | XXXXX     | X     | XXXXXX      |
| [@peggyfranklin20042](/creator/tiktok/peggyfranklin20042) | XX   | XXXXX     | X     | XXXXXX      |

[View More](/list/creators/social-security/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: XX% [#](/topic/social-security/sentiment)
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![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:social-security/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/social-security/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
**Current Value**: XX%  
**Daily Average**: XX%  
**1 Week**: XX% +3%  
**1 Month**: XX% +13%  
**6 Months**: XX% +5%  
**1 Year**: XX% +3%  
**1-Year High**: XX% on 2024-12-03  
**1-Year Low**: XX% on 2025-05-28  

**Most Supportive Themes**
- **Support for Tax Relief:** (58%) Users are expressing enthusiasm for tax relief and the 'One Big Beautiful Bill', praising it as a victory.
- **Support for Fraud Prevention:** (8%) Optimism surrounds efforts to prevent non-citizens from accessing Social Security benefits.
  
**Most Critical Themes**
- **Broken Promises and Betrayal:** (25%)  Users express strong disapproval of politicians, feeling betrayed by broken promises regarding taxes and benefit cuts.
- **Concerns over Benefit Cuts:** (19%)  Users express concerns about potential cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, fearing these changes will disproportionately harm vulnerable populations.
- **Frustration with Government Inefficiency and Fraud:** (20%)  Many express outrage over perceived government waste, fraud, and mismanagement within the Social Security Administration.
  
Network engagement breakdown:  
| Network | Positive  | %   | Neutral   | %   | Negative | %  |
| ------- | --------  | -   | -------   | -   | -------- | -  |
| News    | XXXXXX    | X%  | XXXXX     | X%  | XXX      | X% |
| Reddit  | XXXXX     | X%  | XXXXX     | X%  | XXX      | X% |
| TikTok  | XXXXXXX   | XX% | XXXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXX   | X% |
| X       | XXXXXXX   | X%  | XXXXXXX   | XX% | XXXXXX   | X% |
| YouTube | XXXXXXX   | XX% | XXXXXXX   | XX% | XXXXXXX  | X% |
|         |           |     |           |     |          |    |
| Total   | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXXXX | XX% | XXXXXXX  | X% |
  


**Top assets mentioned**
In the posts about Social Security in the last XX hours

[Bitcoin (BTC)](/topic/bitcoin)
[Dave Inc. Class A Common Stock (DAVE)](/topic/$dave)
[Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl)

**Top topics mentioned**
In the posts about Social Security in the last XX hours

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### Top News [#](/topic/social-security/news)
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Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

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"Social Security's 2026 COLA Will Get a Bump From President Trump's Tariffs. Here's Why It May Not Be Enough"  
[News Link](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/social-securitys-2026-cola-bump-082400223.html) [@YahooFinance](/creator/x/YahooFinance) 2025-10-16T18:59Z 208.1M followers, XX engagements


"Social Security Says 2026 Payments Will Be Adjusted Despite Shutdown The Epoch Times"  
[News Link](https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/social-security-says-2026-payments-will-be-adjusted-despite-shutdown-5929164) [@EpochTimes](/creator/x/EpochTimes) 2025-10-16T15:34Z 835.7K followers, XX engagements


"Yes Social Security Checks Are Still Going Out During The Shutdown But Don't Count On Quick Help From The SSA"  
[News Link](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/yes-social-security-checks-still-151608601.html) [@YahooFinance](/creator/x/YahooFinance) 2025-10-16T14:32Z 208.1M followers, XX engagements


"Government shutdown delays Social Security COLA announcement to Oct. XX Fox Business"  
[News Link](https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/new-social-security-cola-release-date-confirmed-amid-government-shutdown.amp) [@FoxBusiness](/creator/x/FoxBusiness) 2025-10-16T12:12Z 894.2K followers, XX engagements



### Top Social Posts [#](/topic/social-security/posts)
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Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"As the shut down of the government moves into week three and we expected to continue longer"  
[YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ya0n9t2jBuc) [@themedicarefamily](/creator/youtube/themedicarefamily) 2025-10-16T21:41Z 189K followers, 5612 engagements


"Schumers Shutdown Exposes Government Bloat Runs U.S. on XX% Workforce Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has triggered a government shutdown now in its third week furloughing XX% of federal workersover XXX million employeesin a bold move to prove the U.S. government can function efficiently with a fraction of its workforce. Essential services from border security to Social Security payments continue seamlessly revealing layers of bureaucratic excess. Insiders call it a deliberate strategy to purge parasitic inefficiencies with agencies adapting through digitization and prioritized staffing."  
[X Link](https://x.com/JackStr42679640/status/1978938715537052078) [@JackStr42679640](/creator/x/JackStr42679640) 2025-10-16T21:38Z 324.9K followers, 2242 engagements


"Think the Supreme Court sent you a letter The Social Security watchdog has a warning for you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/CBSNews/status/1978936489187631604) [@CBSNews](/creator/x/CBSNews) 2025-10-16T21:30Z 9M followers, 66.2K engagements


"So what exactly are these Democrat programs Trump wants to cut X. Social Security X. Medicare X. Medicaid All started by Democrats. Seems like a Democrat program is anything that helps the daily lives of working-class Americans go figure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mjfree/status/1978932153158091122) [@mjfree](/creator/x/mjfree) 2025-10-16T21:12Z 489.5K followers, 4081 engagements