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Daemonaquila

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5. Just the opposite.

Thu Mar 30, 2017, 12:58 PM

Mar 2017

It's harder than ever to get disability benefits. There are a lot of tall stories about people getting them without proof, etc., but that's the popular urban myth that a lot of people - especially people trying to get benefits when they probably could work - tell themselves so they have someone to blame for why THEY aren't getting benefits. This is one of the red flags when a person comes into my office with a SS claim. The more they complain about "those people" getting benefits, the more likely there's a problem with their own claim.

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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