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Attacks on SSI/SSDI Should Not Be Part of the Democratic Policy Position [View all] daredtowork Jun 2015 OP

I'd like it part of the general funding and not Social Security yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #1

I'm a fan of Mincome and eliminating the poverty bureaucracy all together. nt daredtowork Jun 2015 #3

I kinda like that too. yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #5

The same thing happens to Social Security daredtowork Jun 2015 #6

It is basically razing the floor. It would cause upaloopa Jun 2015 #7

Economists always say that but daredtowork Jun 2015 #9

Economics is not a moral exercise upaloopa Jun 2015 #13

Policy is a moral exercise daredtowork Jun 2015 #14

There are many theories and fields JonLP24 Jun 2015 #37

At the risk of being a spelling nazi, I have to point out... JHB Jun 2015 #39

Especially when many of us on Social Security never make more than $10,000 now. jwirr Jun 2015 #48

You are assuming that most of the recipients are somehow cured? Let us make a list: children jwirr Jun 2015 #47

I work for county government upaloopa Jun 2015 #2

Undermining SSI/SSDI is going backwards. nt daredtowork Jun 2015 #4

That is true and thank you for helping in that effort. But the truth is that all county/state jwirr Jun 2015 #49

I am in CA so I understand what you are saying upaloopa Jun 2015 #67

There is differences by county here daredtowork Jun 2015 #68

I still think that denying fraud or attacking people who complain about it hfojvt Jun 2015 #8

The simple fact is the evidence of fraud comes from people getting caught. daredtowork Jun 2015 #12

yes, that is the true waste.. I have been amazed at how convoluted the process is, Voice for Peace Jun 2015 #80

But you can't talk about SS fraud without comparing it to the BIG FRAUD valerief Jun 2015 #44

You make a good point and it very well could be the cuts to these programs that are causing the jwirr Jun 2015 #50

Doesn't the federal government owe the ss trust fund money? ms liberty Jun 2015 #10

Funds collected by FICA are the single largest creditor to the United States government. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #34

The US government owes almost 19 Trillion dollars Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #41

The RW never discusses the biggest source of fraud in the Government- Defense n2doc Jun 2015 #11

+1! And the media aids them in their deception. Enthusiast Jun 2015 #35

zactly. Duppers Jun 2015 #77

K&R n/t BuelahWitch Jun 2015 #15

I receive ssdi ssi medicaid medicare John_Doe80004 Jun 2015 #16

Because of the food stamps trade off in California daredtowork Jun 2015 #20

It is posts like this that break my heart. Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #42

I don't think we were better then this yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #51

After FDR we were definitely better - post raygun not. jwirr Jun 2015 #53

What happened - hate churches, raygonomics, faux news and more. We have let a few lead us jwirr Jun 2015 #52

I was denied SSDI once... StarzGuy Jun 2015 #72

...and I forgot to say... StarzGuy Jun 2015 #75

Most people on SSI around here use food pantries daredtowork Jun 2015 #85

My 41-yr-old quadriplegic (from birth) daughter has to periodically prove she is still disabled. deurbano Jun 2015 #17

You need a law degree to navigate the work and savings programs! nt daredtowork Jun 2015 #21

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

Thanks to everyone for their posts. SheilaT Jun 2015 #19

The biggest problem is those who need it not getting it daredtowork Jun 2015 #23

My son-in-law was hurt in the military years ago. He got a 40 percent disability. Now 20+ years jwirr Jun 2015 #56

The way the system works against poor people daredtowork Jun 2015 #76

in my last post i forgot to expand John_Doe80004 Jun 2015 #24

Yep, constantly having to "prove it". nt daredtowork Jun 2015 #28

I did not mention this in the other thread Texasgal Jun 2015 #22

I have to say...I feel sooo sorry you live in Texas. T_T daredtowork Jun 2015 #25

Oh, let me say it sucks! Texasgal Jun 2015 #26

Hopefully the case won't go to appeal and need to be decided by a Texas judge. T_T nt daredtowork Jun 2015 #29

I'm very sorry to hear about your husbands condition independentpiney Jun 2015 #40

Interesting daredtowork Jun 2015 #66

K&R me b zola Jun 2015 #27

People applying for/on SSI MUST have family and friends to help Dems to Win Jun 2015 #30

You are lucky it only took 5 months daredtowork Jun 2015 #31

Whoa. I hadn't realized I was lucky in any way. (chuckle) Dems to Win Jun 2015 #32

Took me three years DonCoquixote Jun 2015 #79

Republican politicians think because they went to school yeoman6987 Jun 2015 #54

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #33

It is very difficult to get it JonLP24 Jun 2015 #36

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

The poor are the last, Utopian Leftist Jun 2015 #38

It's bad enough that we have to constantly combat Republican lies daredtowork Jun 2015 #45

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

I attempted to alert on a lie daredtowork Jun 2015 #65

Alerting is always a crap shoot. And I'm not sure if merely lying is something to totodeinhere Jun 2015 #70

The ugly truth and it's obscene, evil. appalachiablue Jun 2015 #95

It can be much more than $900.00 per month Go Vols Jun 2015 #46

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

Since I'm only eligible for SSI, that's why I use the "under $900" figure. daredtowork Jun 2015 #64

I mentioned the max limit Go Vols Jun 2015 #90

I would imagine you're the exception rather than the rule, though. nt daredtowork Jun 2015 #91

A vote for a politician that sees SS as an expense is like cutting your own throat, but a slower jtuck004 Jun 2015 #55

Death of a thousand financial cuts? daredtowork Jun 2015 #63

K&R. TexasTowelie Jun 2015 #57

I have one addition to your comment. totodeinhere Jun 2015 #58

I stand corrected daredtowork Jun 2015 #61

I personally am not on SSI. But a course I took recently covered the topic of totodeinhere Jun 2015 #69

I grew up in a rural area daredtowork Jun 2015 #71

Yes those are issues and it varies from place to place but it's especially bad totodeinhere Jun 2015 #81

The more I hear about the VA system daredtowork Jun 2015 #83

The recent article on DU about 900 eastern Kentucky residents being thrown off appalachiablue Jun 2015 #96

Ah the smell of the 1% taking over the democratic party. L0oniX Jun 2015 #73

Let the disabled eat cake? nt daredtowork Jun 2015 #74

I am awaiting the results of my disability exam AndreaCG Jun 2015 #78

The food stamp exclusion is only in California daredtowork Jun 2015 #82

Fuckin A! TheKentuckian Jun 2015 #84

To clarify and kick this thread mentalsolstice Jun 2015 #86

K&R mentalsolstice Jun 2015 #87

Thanks for your clarification daredtowork Jun 2015 #88

Unfortunately DU yawns when it comes to persons with disabilities mentalsolstice Jun 2015 #89

BUMP for update concerning new phony SSI overpayments scandal daredtowork Jun 2015 #92

here is the real reason for the attacks on Social Security Benefits John_Doe80004 Jun 2015 #93

Outstanding Find! There is no "Social Security Crisis" either... daredtowork Jun 2015 #94

Billionaire financier Pete Peterson has spent decades and millions trying to get his hands appalachiablue Jun 2015 #97

Do you have link to that video? daredtowork Jun 2015 #98

Absolutely, the RW stink tanks and spinners keep all the lies circulating at the top and appalachiablue Jun 2015 #99

If it was Hartmann, I hope he reruns it. daredtowork Jun 2015 #100

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

The fraud and waste is a drop in the bucket compared to fraud and waste in military spending. alarimer Jun 2015 #104