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Kittycow

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3. I don't get it.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 11:52 AM

Mar 2017

I read the story and it seems to blame lack of jobs for people turning to SSDI. But it's hard to get disability unless you're actually disabled and even then it can be a fight to be approved. Are their applications just being rubber stamped through because they're in an economically depressed area? (One of the tenets, if you will, of SSDI is that you are unable to earn a living wage due to your physical condition. )

It seems that the real story would be that their disabilities were hastened by lack of health care.

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Disabled, or just desperate? Rural Americans turn to disability as jobs dry up [View all] n2doc Mar 2017 OP

It's Reagan's fault... Blanks Mar 2017 #1

I worked shipyards for a while. Physical Labor takes a toll on your body. haele Mar 2017 #2

I don't get it. Kittycow Mar 2017 #3

Just the opposite. Daemonaquila Mar 2017 #5

That's what puzzled me about the story. Kittycow Mar 2017 #9

In my poor, red state, there's a whole network of doctors who will certify a disability sinkingfeeling Mar 2017 #10

The answer is both. Daemonaquila Mar 2017 #4

Thank you for the in-depth explanation. Kittycow Mar 2017 #6

Good analysis. I worked for 30 years processing disability claims. hollowdweller Mar 2017 #7

Thanks for your thoughtful post! n/t n2doc Mar 2017 #8