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01-23-2011, 01:43 PM
#81
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Atlanta, Ga
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Being on SSDI, I kind of resent being lumped in as those who need it don't get it and those who don't do. I am not ever sure if I can get out of bed in the morning and if I do what my pain level is going to be. I have multiple illnesses as do many of us and they all feed each other. I would gladly give us SSDI for good health, trust me.
If you really know cheaters, there must be some way to report them.
I have found that the older you get and the longer you are on SSDI the less they hassle you. I think the feeling is that you are only going to get more ill and older. I finally realized that even if a cure were found tomorrow, I would never be 28 again.
If you really know cheaters, there must be some way to report them.
I have found that the older you get and the longer you are on SSDI the less they hassle you. I think the feeling is that you are only going to get more ill and older. I finally realized that even if a cure were found tomorrow, I would never be 28 again.
01-23-2011, 03:20 PM
#82
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Seattle
Posts: 689
Originally Posted by greenini
Being on SSDI, I kind of resent being lumped in as those who need it don't get it and those who don't do. I am not ever sure if I can get out of bed in the morning and if I do what my pain level is going to be. I have multiple illnesses as do many of us and they all feed each other. I would gladly give us SSDI for good health, trust me.
If you really know cheaters, there must be some way to report them.
I have found that the older you get and the longer you are on SSDI the less they hassle you. I think the feeling is that you are only going to get more ill and older. I finally realized that even if a cure were found tomorrow, I would never be 28 again.
If you really know cheaters, there must be some way to report them.
I have found that the older you get and the longer you are on SSDI the less they hassle you. I think the feeling is that you are only going to get more ill and older. I finally realized that even if a cure were found tomorrow, I would never be 28 again.
01-23-2011, 04:02 PM
#83
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Northern California mountains
Posts: 12,538
I agree that while there are some cheaters, both on private disability insurance and SS disability, most people who get it really do need it. SS has a website. Or you can call and report the thieves, which is what they are. We all pay for them, one way or another. This is not a victimless crime.
01-23-2011, 04:31 PM
#85
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 108
Originally Posted by pjaco
After being off work for 14+ months, husband is finally approved for disability ! I was so scared I already filed our taxes, so I could hurry and get them back. SS even called to verify. Thank you Jesus
01-23-2011, 05:58 PM
#87
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Posts: 8,103
I can only suggest to everyone that you write your Senators and Congressional representatives and tell them to keep their hands off of Social Security. So many of them view SS as a drag on the federal budget instead of what it really is - a program that WE pay for (FICA) out of our salaries, a program that keeps us fed, clothed and housed when we get old or become disabled.
The reason SS is on the chopping block is that the federal government has used the SS trust fund to 'balance' the federal budget while keeping taxes artificially low. (Yes, I know that taxes are always too high, no matter how low they are!) This is not a GOP or a DEM thing, both major parties were happy to balance the budget this way. They're not so happy to pay it back...
The reason SS is on the chopping block is that the federal government has used the SS trust fund to 'balance' the federal budget while keeping taxes artificially low. (Yes, I know that taxes are always too high, no matter how low they are!) This is not a GOP or a DEM thing, both major parties were happy to balance the budget this way. They're not so happy to pay it back...
01-23-2011, 06:37 PM
#88
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Seattle
Posts: 689
Originally Posted by cathyvv
I can only suggest to everyone that you write your Senators and Congressional representatives and tell them to keep their hands off of Social Security. So many of them view SS as a drag on the federal budget instead of what it really is - a program that WE pay for (FICA) out of our salaries, a program that keeps us fed, clothed and housed when we get old or become disabled.
The reason SS is on the chopping block is that the federal government has used the SS trust fund to 'balance' the federal budget while keeping taxes artificially low. (Yes, I know that taxes are always too high, no matter how low they are!) This is not a GOP or a DEM thing, both major parties were happy to balance the budget this way. They're not so happy to pay it back...
The reason SS is on the chopping block is that the federal government has used the SS trust fund to 'balance' the federal budget while keeping taxes artificially low. (Yes, I know that taxes are always too high, no matter how low they are!) This is not a GOP or a DEM thing, both major parties were happy to balance the budget this way. They're not so happy to pay it back...
01-23-2011, 08:41 PM
#89
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 506
Originally Posted by glennarogers59
I ask for all of your prayers tonight. I have a brother in the Cincinnati area that we are very close. He is dying of Cancer he may not live through the night. I live 3 hrs from him. He wants to see & talk with me. I don,t know how I am going to do this, but I plan to go see him tomorrow. He was the chain that held my whole family together. There are no words to express how much I will miss him.
Thanks to all.
Thanks to all.
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