Sorry folks there is disability fraud

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161. My son is on SSI

Last edited Sat Jun 6, 2015, 01:13 PM - Edit history (2)

He has to go through a review every two-three years. The last one was very humiliating (this was not the first nor will it be the last time he will be treated this way). The case worker told him he should be very grateful that they allowed him to collect welfare. She berated him and insisted that he could work in fast food thus not being a drain on the system. He finally had enough and stood up and took off his long sleeve shirt and asked if she would like to trade places with him.
My son barley weighs 80 pounds and has little or no muscle mass. He has been fighting dermatomyositis since he was 13 and spent many years in a wheel chair. His bones are brittle, liver, kidney and heart damage (had to have two stints put in last year). Because he has worked very little due to the constant relapses he receives a whopping $650 a month and $150 in snap benefits. It really pisses me off when someone starts spouting shit about fraud in our social programs. They have no idea what it is like to beg just to survive. The fraud is so minimal that it would cost more to investigate than the actual fraud. I, his siblings, aunts, uncles and cousins are all employed and pay more than enough in taxes so that my son can have the dignity of being able to live on his own. Eventually he will have to move home as his body gives out, but for now he deserves a little dignity.

edited post because the review time has varied over the years and clarify it is SSI not SSDI