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In reply to the discussion: McCarthy demands work requirements on 'all the programs' including Social Security, Medicare, Med... [View all]NowISeetheLight
(4,002 posts)I'm on SSDI and VA 100% disability. I have a 40 year work history and didn't even file for VA benefits until over 30 years from my medical discharge. I ended up in the hospital several times and had to stop work.
I have some good days when I can take care of some things. I have other days when I can't get out of bed. I lost a $120k+ a year career thanks to PTSD. I don't see how I can schedule good days vs bad to "work" so I can meet these types of requirements. Days I can't even manage ADLs like eating and a shower. What employer will just excuse me?
I worked 40+ years too. Over $200k paid in SS taxes by my employer and I in that time. Life was a lot easier when I made big money. I had a country club membership, drove expensive cars, took vacations. Now I spend most days isolating at home.
FUXK YOU MCCARTHY and all you asxholes. We are not all lazy people sucking the government teat.