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CreekDog

(46,192 posts)

14. Not true

Reply to My Good Babushka (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 3, 2014, 01:12 PM

Dec 2014

Poverty is much, much higher among the severely disabled.

But to say that all the disabled are poor and in poverty is ignoring all the many, many disabled who aren't.

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Bipartisan bill to widen federal help for disabled [View all] Omaha Steve Dec 2014 OP

Well, this is a good bill TexasMommaWithAHat Dec 2014 #1

That was my question. I worked as a social worker with this group and not one single one would get jwirr Dec 2014 #8

Problem Is Robbins Dec 2014 #2

I agree, however... damyank913 Dec 2014 #17

Most disabled people My Good Babushka Dec 2014 #3

Think of the Koch brothers with a cane. LiberalArkie Dec 2014 #4

Yep. But will be heralded as a great triumph for the least among us. nt raouldukelives Dec 2014 #12

Excellent point. Hugin Dec 2014 #5

Not true CreekDog Dec 2014 #14

I never said "all the disabled are poor" My Good Babushka Dec 2014 #15

And why shouldn't those disabled who need to save for health care expenses CreekDog Dec 2014 #16

I never said they shouldn't be able to My Good Babushka Dec 2014 #18

Bipartisian support is a good -and so rare- thing. The ADA would not have passed without FailureToCommunicate Dec 2014 #6

Austerity 2.0 turbinetree Dec 2014 #7

Yes, a lot of things that have happened are bad but this next congress puts the fear of the devil jwirr Dec 2014 #10

what.a.joke. angrychair Dec 2014 #9

What I am afraid they mean to do is use the money from some other program (Medicare) to put in jwirr Dec 2014 #11

My daughter would like the ability to marry and work without losing much needed benefits. deurbano Dec 2014 #13