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Source: RT News
You shouldve served US better and died! Debt collector berates disabled veteran
A debt collector, angered that a disabled US Army veteran was living off of disability payments, told him he should have died in war instead of "taking advantage of" other Americans.
Minnesota-based debt collection agency Gurstel Chargo is now facing a lawsuit for verbally abusing the Army vet over a $6,000 defaulted student loan, Courthouse News reports.
If you would have served our country better you would not be a disabled veteran living off Social Security while the rest of us honest Americans work our asses off, one of the agencys debt collectors allegedly told the vet. Too bad, you should have died.
Michael Collier was declared 100 per cent disabled after suffering permanent spine and head injuries while in the Army. As a result, both Collier and his wife receive disability payments from the federal Social Security Administration, which are exempt from seizure by debt collectors.
Read more: http://rt.com/usa/news/us-debt-collector-disabled-veteran-372/