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In reply to the discussion: Attacks on SSI/SSDI Should Not Be Part of the Democratic Policy Position [View all]daredtowork
(3,732 posts)14. Policy is a moral exercise
So when you apply economics to policy, you still need to factor in what you're going to do about those people you propose to deprive of income.
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daredtowork
Jun 2015
OP
I'm a fan of Mincome and eliminating the poverty bureaucracy all together. nt
daredtowork
Jun 2015
#3
You are assuming that most of the recipients are somehow cured? Let us make a list: children
jwirr
Jun 2015
#47
That is true and thank you for helping in that effort. But the truth is that all county/state
jwirr
Jun 2015
#49
yes, that is the true waste.. I have been amazed at how convoluted the process is,
Voice for Peace
Jun 2015
#80
You make a good point and it very well could be the cuts to these programs that are causing the
jwirr
Jun 2015
#50
Funds collected by FICA are the single largest creditor to the United States government.
Enthusiast
Jun 2015
#34
What happened - hate churches, raygonomics, faux news and more. We have let a few lead us
jwirr
Jun 2015
#52
My 41-yr-old quadriplegic (from birth) daughter has to periodically prove she is still disabled.
deurbano
Jun 2015
#17
but don't you get it? there's NO LINE any more: not SS, not war, not the old "live boy or
MisterP
Jun 2015
#18
My son-in-law was hurt in the military years ago. He got a 40 percent disability. Now 20+ years
jwirr
Jun 2015
#56
Hopefully the case won't go to appeal and need to be decided by a Texas judge. T_T nt
daredtowork
Jun 2015
#29
Automatic rejection saves money for the State at the expense of the disabled
daredtowork
Jun 2015
#43
There is an exception for persons who have never worked due to a disability. My daughter gets
jwirr
Jun 2015
#62
When you see comments like that be sure to call them on it. And in many cases it's something you can
totodeinhere
Jun 2015
#60
Alerting is always a crap shoot. And I'm not sure if merely lying is something to
totodeinhere
Jun 2015
#70
In some cases that's true, but the general drift of what the OP said is sadly very true. n/t
totodeinhere
Jun 2015
#59
A vote for a politician that sees SS as an expense is like cutting your own throat, but a slower
jtuck004
Jun 2015
#55
I personally am not on SSI. But a course I took recently covered the topic of
totodeinhere
Jun 2015
#69
Yes those are issues and it varies from place to place but it's especially bad
totodeinhere
Jun 2015
#81
The recent article on DU about 900 eastern Kentucky residents being thrown off
appalachiablue
Jun 2015
#96
Billionaire financier Pete Peterson has spent decades and millions trying to get his hands
appalachiablue
Jun 2015
#97
Absolutely, the RW stink tanks and spinners keep all the lies circulating at the top and
appalachiablue
Jun 2015
#99
I can believe that stunt about Google- Eric Schmidt, whew. I sense a lot of
appalachiablue
Jun 2015
#102
I'd venture that the esteem Ryan holds for Erskine Bowels and Clinton goes beyond
appalachiablue
Jun 2015
#103
This has to be the same occasion, but you can see where the video has been clipped
appalachiablue
Jun 2015
#101