Analysis: Elon Musk's paranoid conspiracy theory about Social Security, explained

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : When one states turns red or blue, another state comes into play.
52% : How is Social Security a 'magnetic force' for undocumented immigrants if they can't get Social Security benefits? Where to begin?
39% : He hasn't provided any evidence that large numbers of undocumented people are getting Social Security benefits, Medicare or disability, and he hasn't provided any evidence that Democrats are actively plotting against him for exposing these allegations for which he has provided no evidence.
35% : It is not legal for the undocumented to apply for Social Security, Medicare or disability, although any undocumented person for whom an employer makes payroll tax deductions is paying into the system.
32% : There's an argument that paranoid conspiracy theories like this should not be amplified, but this particular conspiracy theory appears to be behind Musk's talk about the need to modify Social Security, Medicare and other entitlement spending programs.
31% : "This is why the Democrats want to destroy me," Musk says, previewing the clip, in which he explains a cynical view of the US political system where, he says, Democrats are plotting to use entitlement spending such as Social Security, Medicare and disability payments to lure undocumented immigrants - he calls them "illegals" - into the US in order to take over the American government for all time.

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