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4. I've got plenty of outrage for wealthy people that are screwing us. They're

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 11:17 AM

Mar 2013

the ones driving people to scam the system in many cases. They make it tougher on people with legitimate disabilities.

Quite a few people would love to stick it out to retirement if they were working a job where they could make it. Even if they didn't like the job. If there was a payoff, like there should be, like there used to be, they'd be rewarded for toughing it out. There are always a few lazy-asses that would rather bail out at the first opportunity but in my case, I realized that would not be enough money, even if I wanted to. I think I could easily have played the knee into a total disability.

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Dissability increase on Melissa Harris-Perry. WTF did you think was [View all] brewens Mar 2013 OP

I don't understand the vitriol for those who are on disability NightWatcher Mar 2013 #1

It's a right-wing meme, actually. MineralMan Mar 2013 #3

My girlfriends ex is one of those right-wingers. He's a skilled mechanic brewens Mar 2013 #5

Sorry. I don't know him. So I can't evaluate his disability. MineralMan Mar 2013 #6

Well, he can still mechanic when he wants to. That I've seen. That doesn't brewens Mar 2013 #7

There will ALWAYS be someone who takes advantage of the system. randome Mar 2013 #8

Having had to babysit an alcoholic on the job, I've experienced another brewens Mar 2013 #9

I've got plenty of outrage for wealthy people that are screwing us. They're brewens Mar 2013 #4

it wouldn't matter if the average payment was $10/month. the kind of people who get upset HiPointDem Mar 2013 #11

There's one thing I'm sure of. I never question the disability MineralMan Mar 2013 #2

I'm with you MM. woofless Mar 2013 #10

Right on, I think the case is easier to back up that it is to difficult to get disability TheKentuckian Mar 2013 #16

No. I don't know anyone who is scamming the system. Fawke Em Mar 2013 #12

Disability is hard to get, especially SSI. duffyduff Mar 2013 #13

Do you know what came to mind when you said "scamming the system"? winter is coming Mar 2013 #18

Yes, that's true, but I don't know any of them. eom Fawke Em Apr 2013 #19

Hello! As a young person on disability, this is bullshit. Akoto Mar 2013 #14

My main examples are decades old for sure, but I do have a friend brewens Mar 2013 #17

Hang in there -- I hope you go into remission some day Hekate Apr 2013 #20

Whatever. nt. OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #15

I personally do not know anyone who is scamming the system. lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #21