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In reply to the discussion: Trends with benefits, This American Life drinks the kool aide. [View all]otohara
(24,135 posts)16. Me Too
I am grateful I was able to work as long as I did - SSDI is a life saver.
I never thought I'd become disabled, disabled....I've always been disabled with polio, but then when I was 32
a new thing called post-polio-syndrome hit me like a ton of bricks. But I kept working and looking for help, when there
was no help available for this new thing. I worked another 10 years and I was miserable.
I am grateful my peers lobbied congress to include PPS into the disability book as a permanent disability.
I was pleasantly surprised when we also received money for our kid until he was 18. I had no idea - that's how ungreedy
I was - just desperate to be at home vs the torment of working 40 hours per week in head to toe chronic pain and weakness.
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Trends with benefits, This American Life drinks the kool aide. [View all]
Warren Stupidity
Mar 2013
OP
The Bush administration's "gift" to NPR--a bunch of assholes hired by his appointees during his
MADem
Apr 2013
#10
I could be wrong but I don't think NPR has any government appointed directors.
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2013
#11
I remember when this happened. The Capitol Steps had a song about it...
winter is coming
Apr 2013
#26
Yeah, people just love poverty, that's why all the well-off are so eager to give their money away.
bemildred
Apr 2013
#14
The American Life gets a lot right generally, but when they get something wrong...
Javaman
Apr 2013
#17
So far they are "standing by the story" despite having already made corrections.
Warren Stupidity
Apr 2013
#21
Sadly those comments don't surprise me america was one of the earliest supporters of eugenics
Arcanetrance
Apr 2013
#31