‘It’s a big, gigantic, blown-up Ponzi scheme’: Tuberville says Social Security is a ‘scam’ and calls for reforms

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is pushing for major reforms to Social Security as the trust fund is expected to go bankrupt in the near future. Earlier this year, the Social Security Administration released its 2026 Trustees Report, which revealed that the federal retirement safety net is less than seven years away from fiscal depletion. Last year, the senator introduced the Senior Citizens Tax Limitation Act to stop the double tax on Social Security benefits. “They were handing them Social Security and Medicaid benefits as they were coming into the door,” he said. “Stop this Social Security scam.