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In reply to the discussion: Latest Pathetic Conservative Attack on Social Security: Disability Fraud Hysteria [View all]s-cubed
(1,385 posts)129. I had a friend with severe physical and mental disabities.
It took a long time, and $5000 to a disability specialist lawyer to get approval. One of the oddest things was the lawyer insisted on using only one disability reason. He said using both mental and physical would make it harder. Weird! Her depression was so bad she tried electro shock treatment, and her pain caused her to become addicted to (and abuse) pain killers. I'd be surprised if there is much fraud.
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Latest Pathetic Conservative Attack on Social Security: Disability Fraud Hysteria [View all]
xchrom
Jan 2013
OP
As I said in that first post you attacked without reading, disability scammers are mythical
Recursion
Jan 2013
#40
That is not what you wrote! You wrote one can "find"--as in, FAKE--by "wearing
WinkyDink
Jan 2013
#119
Your lawyer appears to be incredibly calloused to the needs of those who can no longer work....
OldDem2012
Jan 2013
#39
Friends and lawyers are non sequitur in my opinion having dealt with lawyers most of my
plethoro
Jan 2013
#56
lack of reading comprehension, perhaps? there's like 3 people going off on you unhinged...
dionysus
Jan 2013
#124
The argument seems to be made that you can "game" the system if you have the right attorneys
duffyduff
Jan 2013
#115
And it has to be recent, too. Yours truly can't qualify for SSDI because of it.
duffyduff
Jan 2013
#117
y'know, this one time, I saw a black lady get out of a Cadillac and buy junk food with food stamps!
KG
Jan 2013
#25
Have you considered moving? You seem to have somehow located in a nest of thieves and vipers
Fumesucker
Jan 2013
#26
Explain why its so quick and easy for scammers and why it takes so long and is so difficult .....
marble falls
Jan 2013
#34
Mine aren't that bad, but they do tend to pander to the area's lowest common denominator.
sadbear
Jan 2013
#69
Thankfully, my son's SSDI was relatively easy to get. It took a few months for the paperwork
Common Sense Party
Jan 2013
#128