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Marrah_G

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28. I'm very surprised

Mon Oct 7, 2013, 01:30 PM

Oct 2013

maybe the courts act differently in different areas of the country.

I know a few people here in the Boston area and it took years and multiple appeals.

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"60 Minutes" piece on SSDI slammed by disability advocates... [View all] Archae Oct 2013 OP

I did not see it, but were disability advocates interviewed, and if not then they should demand lostincalifornia Oct 2013 #1

No, they weren't, and no actual people on disability were interviewed. Archae Oct 2013 #3

You should watch it. I did. I doubt what was shown can be refuted. 7962 Oct 2013 #5

Still anecdotal and not indicative of the rest of the country. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #9

I never said it was indicative of the rest of the country. 7962 Oct 2013 #17

It is amazingly hard to get approved for SSDI, especially on the first try. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #21

I was approved for Keefer Oct 2013 #26

I'm very surprised Marrah_G Oct 2013 #28

Me too. More evidence of "its all in who you know" 7962 Oct 2013 #32

I didn't Keefer Oct 2013 #63

Oh lord, I didn't mean you! 7962 Oct 2013 #70

I was approved on the first try too madokie Oct 2013 #81

There was Keefer Oct 2013 #62

Now I am even more baffled Marrah_G Oct 2013 #64

You can get approval without a court appearance 7962 Oct 2013 #71

Since I was approved the first time, Keefer Oct 2013 #72

May I ask how you became disabled? BlueToTheBone Oct 2013 #77

Most that I know who are on it had to apply more than once too 7962 Oct 2013 #30

We wouldn't be having this discussion had they fixed the economy properly Hydra Oct 2013 #39

I agree. We're not where we need to be job wise. Could you help me a bit with the 2nd paragraph? 7962 Oct 2013 #57

I probably didn't say it well Hydra Oct 2013 #59

Thank you, I see what you mean now! 7962 Oct 2013 #60

what the hell makes you think there is work out there? much less living wage work? Stargazer99 Oct 2013 #20

I guess you dont understand what "disability" is. Not finding a job doesnt qualify as a disability. 7962 Oct 2013 #55

what I do understand is the ignorance and blind stupidity of demanding low income people Stargazer99 Oct 2013 #68

Here you go: 7962 Oct 2013 #61

Outrageous bias. New meme:"Welfare Queens, Disability Kings" anneboleyn Oct 2013 #40

I've said repeatedly that I dont think this is the majority. Far from it. 7962 Oct 2013 #58

There are more people getting older, that is why the increase. duffyduff Oct 2013 #50

There's a lot of factors. States (especially red states) are paying companies to find ways to Recursion Oct 2013 #67

I buy that JonLP24 Oct 2013 #69

Shameful! I remember when 60 Minutes was the best show on TV. Long, long ago. n/t FourScore Oct 2013 #2

Sad thing is, some DUers were cheering on this "60 Minutes" piece. bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #4

Nice try...... Logical Oct 2013 #7

There is a lot of abuse in the system there is no doubt fitman Oct 2013 #10

"There has to be a better way to get these people who deserve SSDI" I agree!!! Logical Oct 2013 #16

MOST people are declined. The stories about "lots of abuse" etc. Is anecdotal. anneboleyn Oct 2013 #53

nice try G_j Oct 2013 #12

Richard Haas (CFR Mouthpiece) and Steve Rattner (GM Deal) were on MSNBC KoKo Oct 2013 #35

It's still Repuke logic at work - "Some people are abusing the system, so bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #14

I don't see anyone calling for that fitman Oct 2013 #18

Agree...it's being set up for the Debt Ceiling Fight. "Reform Entitlements" KoKo Oct 2013 #36

Thank you - I'm glad others are seeing the big picture/"long game" bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #43

And the right-wing media lie most of all! LeftishBrit Oct 2013 #47

Why wouldn't some? Some do like to use the few who abuse things to judge the many The Straight Story Oct 2013 #19

Right. The same people who buy the RW spin on SSDI kcr Oct 2013 #51

lying disgraceful fuckers all over. Whisp Oct 2013 #6

I watched it tiredtoo Oct 2013 #8

Have the courage to look into the fraud of the upper class and business before you start hammering Stargazer99 Oct 2013 #22

CFS is grossly misnamed and 70% have misdiagnosed connective tissue disease zazen Oct 2013 #34

My best friend with a head injury Robyn66 Oct 2013 #11

As the poster above said fitman Oct 2013 #13

they told me tiredtoo Oct 2013 #15

He needs to have a lawyer and keep appealing. Marrah_G Oct 2013 #24

My ex has very bad arthritis Marrah_G Oct 2013 #23

That's my thought Hydra Oct 2013 #25

+1 n/t Aeroette Oct 2013 #38

Having navigated this system for my brother, I KNOW for a FACT it is a crapshoot. duffyduff Oct 2013 #46

"Fraud" is rare, and these liars in the media know it. duffyduff Oct 2013 #48

See #26 Keefer Oct 2013 #27

I thought it was interesting that the 2 states they mentioned using SSDI were red states kimbutgar Oct 2013 #29

No, it's the MEDIA that focus on extremely rare "fraud" cases and then claims this is typical. duffyduff Oct 2013 #44

It's the fraudulent doctors and lawyers they need to slam. They make it bad for the system. kelliekat44 Oct 2013 #31

Not Surprised FreeJoe Oct 2013 #33

SSDI Judge just arrested for awarding 100's of fraudalent SSDI cases fitman Oct 2013 #37

Not typical. 60 Minutes tries to paint anything like this as typical. duffyduff Oct 2013 #42

I can't believe posts like this. The reality is that most are denied and die waiting on appeals. anneboleyn Oct 2013 #54

Good for them. 60 Minutes has pulled the same garbage with regard to education. duffyduff Oct 2013 #41

Sounds like the hateful demonization of people on disability benefits in the UK LeftishBrit Oct 2013 #45

Media Matters just called out this report for being, well, full of shit! bullwinkle428 Oct 2013 #49

THIS. The 60 Minutes "report," and a few responses on DU (ffs!), were just unbelievable. anneboleyn Oct 2013 #56

The real problem with the 60 minutes piece is that they did not dig deep enough cbayer Oct 2013 #52

Agree. The system itself seems to have fostered much of the problems. pinto Oct 2013 #65

I'm so glad you are weighing in here, because you have a level of expertise on this cbayer Oct 2013 #66

Fraud's part of the picture, as with any other financial system. Banking, loans, mortgages, etc, etc. pinto Oct 2013 #73

I heard a very interesting anaylsis of this recently. cbayer Oct 2013 #74

Mmm. Do you think a change in the job market should require a change of standards? pinto Oct 2013 #78

Only about 1 percent are problems. Not worth the time to "report" on it. duffyduff Oct 2013 #75

I don't know what the percentage is, but I would argue that the reason cbayer Oct 2013 #76

I'm a solid Democrat, but.. LynnTTT Oct 2013 #79

Social security is insurance. lumberjack_jeff Oct 2013 #80

the story of your relative sounds like the way the system works Enrique Oct 2013 #82

I don't know where to begin in response. Yet I'll try. pinto Oct 2013 #83

What makes you think she would be happier and more productive LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #84

Any time someone starts by saying "I'm a solid Democrat, but..." I know exactly Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #85

I'm kicking this so I can add my thread, which refutes the premise of this OP. Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #86