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mopinko

(69,968 posts)

13. if he could get rid of the marriage penalty, that would be great.

Reply to WhiskeyWulf (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 18, 2020, 04:24 PM

Oct 2020

my youngest is on ssdi. she only gets about $800/mo now, but when her dad retires in 2 yrs, she will get a lot more.
she lives w a great guy and would love to marry him. but then his earnings would count against her benefits.
it sucks.

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Biden/ Harris and SSDI [View all] XanaDUer2 Oct 2020 OP

I found this: WhiskeyWulf Oct 2020 #1

Thanks! XanaDUer2 Oct 2020 #4

Aw, thank you. WhiskeyWulf Oct 2020 #8

if he could get rid of the marriage penalty, that would be great. mopinko Oct 2020 #13

That does suck. :( nt WhiskeyWulf Oct 2020 #15

That's horrible XanaDUer2 Oct 2020 #17

ikr? kid has a great job. mopinko Oct 2020 #19

Regardless of the Dem policy flamin lib Oct 2020 #2

I have an ssdi attorney XanaDUer2 Oct 2020 #5

I have several clients who used said attorney with good results grantcart Oct 2020 #10

Being turned down is NOT an automatic response. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #14

Thank you for your response and I'm happy to have someone who has experience in the field. flamin lib Oct 2020 #16

Thank you XanaDUer2 Oct 2020 #18

I recommend that you go ahead and get an attorney TexasBushwhacker Oct 2020 #3

I did XanaDUer2 Oct 2020 #9

The long wait if one is rejected on first application moonscape Oct 2020 #6

32 years working XanaDUer2 Oct 2020 #7

Awww. No :( I'd consider talking to a good moonscape Oct 2020 #11

My experience was... 2naSalit Oct 2020 #12