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WyattKansas

(1,648 posts)
27. I did not laugh at those on it!
Thu Sep 24, 2020, 06:25 PM
Sep 2020

I refused to stay on it in the mid 90s and I killed myself to go back to work against everyone's advice with disease stacking against me, giving up my off time in life to recover and recuperate for being okay to work, and with my body always failing me forcing me to achieve impossible just to stay off disability... I was finally forced to admit that I could no longer lie myself into working anymore after the corporate friendly U.S. Government determined that I could be terminated and lose all of my seniority and position that I built for myself, because I was 'medically unqualified' to work anymore. By the way, Social Security was absent when I rolled off the first time years ago (I paid my disability expenses to work, not them) and made me go through their damn stall game again and completely humiliate me, only to remain silent about contesting me in front of a judge and have their asses handed to them.

So do not presume to tell me what to do, because the point of what I wrote was to laugh at people for being so ignorant about the United States having a real social safety net that would take care of them.

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Kick Demovictory9 Sep 2020 #1
Oh how I needed a story like this crimycarny Sep 2020 #2
Demmiblue I think you're touching the true heart of this story Docreed2003 Sep 2020 #3
+1 c-rational Sep 2020 #6
+2 appalachiablue Sep 2020 #22
+a brazillion! nt tblue37 Sep 2020 #25
This MustLoveBeagles Sep 2020 #33
I like to stay busy is one thing. Forced to work because social security isn't enough is another. Solly Mack Sep 2020 #4
Still nowhere near enough to retire Shermann Sep 2020 #5
I'm crying...this is so sad and good all at once. cayugafalls Sep 2020 #7
😭 That one hit me. TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #8
k and r...no text... Stuart G Sep 2020 #9
The last ten years of me working, I had guys always asking why I was not on disability. WyattKansas Sep 2020 #10
+1 Everybody, read this! Beartracks Sep 2020 #11
I hope you do understand that not everyone has a choice. Dem2theMax Sep 2020 #21
I did not laugh at those on it! WyattKansas Sep 2020 #27
I wasn't telling you what to do. Clearly. Dem2theMax Sep 2020 #28
No, you jumped to your conclusion without completely reading what I wrote. WyattKansas Sep 2020 #29
Everyone is under stress. I don't want to get into a pissing match with anyone. Dem2theMax Sep 2020 #30
Sorry to hear man grantcart Sep 2020 #34
That'll be me, 2046 bucolic_frolic Sep 2020 #12
I'm 69 and (until COVID closed my business) working 50-60 hours/7 days a week. My ENTIRE SS check BamaRefugee Sep 2020 #13
I'm so sorry, BamaRefugee. demmiblue Sep 2020 #15
Thanks, but at least I have some $$$ for backup, I feel sorry for people who DON'T have anything and BamaRefugee Sep 2020 #17
yeah that's the real story, and in a pandemic. fucking republicans certainot Sep 2020 #14
Know what makes America Great? GETPLANING Sep 2020 #16
I imagine that Trump wouldn't consider Carlos Valdez an "American"...obviously a rapist or murderer BamaRefugee Sep 2020 #18
America where you can work 'til you die! mtngirl47 Sep 2020 #19
"Good lawd, what kind of country are we that an 89 y.o. has to work to make ends meet" Ron Obvious Sep 2020 #20
There was a man in my community years ago who moonscape Sep 2020 #24
and to think that republicans want to kill Social Security!!! demigoddess Sep 2020 #23
They thinking we can all drop dead. nt live love laugh Sep 2020 #32
damn allergies Kali Sep 2020 #26
😢😢 live love laugh Sep 2020 #31
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