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In reply to the discussion: WH Budget Chief: " I Hope Fewer People Get Social Security Disability Insurance" [View all]yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)70. Let's go to an authority on this matter, shall we?
AARP
"SSDI is an earned benefit that focuses on physical and mental impairments that are severe enough to prevent people from engaging in their normal occupations or any other work. Their impairment must be expected to last for at least 12 months or to end in death."
"SSDI benefits can be paid to blind or disabled workers, and like Social Security retirement benefits, to their children, to their widows or widowers, and to adults who haven't worked but have been disabled since childhood."
"SSDI dates to 1960, when Social Security's rules were amended to permit payment of benefits to disabled workers of any age and to their dependents. These benefits were based on the person's work record, as are retirement benefits."
"SSDI is an earned benefit that focuses on physical and mental impairments that are severe enough to prevent people from engaging in their normal occupations or any other work. Their impairment must be expected to last for at least 12 months or to end in death."
"SSDI benefits can be paid to blind or disabled workers, and like Social Security retirement benefits, to their children, to their widows or widowers, and to adults who haven't worked but have been disabled since childhood."
"SSDI dates to 1960, when Social Security's rules were amended to permit payment of benefits to disabled workers of any age and to their dependents. These benefits were based on the person's work record, as are retirement benefits."
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WH Budget Chief: " I Hope Fewer People Get Social Security Disability Insurance" [View all]
Stuart G
May 2017
OP
It isn't can they work a little. it is about being able to perform full-time
58Sunliner
May 2017
#81
Since when does Judge Judy deal with these issues? Her cases are all civil, person v. person. HOW
WinkyDink
May 2017
#38
1.) "College aid" is irrelevant here. 2.) You cited no example of "SSDI Fraud."
WinkyDink
May 2017
#46
That's cool, I guess you could call it rhetorical. Directed to inform the readers,
MiddleClass
May 2017
#100
You can be very young without having worked much at all, and qualify for SSDI.
Honeycombe8
May 2017
#49
If you are under 18, disabled, mentally or physically, you qualify under your parents earnings,
MiddleClass
May 2017
#106
My wife is evaluated and certified every 2 years by Social Security Administration.
yallerdawg
May 2017
#117
That is an outright lie....Once under Bush..Social Security Department hadled
Stuart G
May 2017
#153
People get hurt, people have no resources, they can not be retrained to another job.
58Sunliner
May 2017
#91
My theory? When Robin Leach introduced "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous." Envy and worship
WinkyDink
May 2017
#44
Republicans aren't intelligent enough to realize how ugly they look to human beings.
Judi Lynn
May 2017
#34
Of course, besides his complete EVIL, MM ignores the reality that many SSDI recipients were once not
WinkyDink
May 2017
#36
Is it wrong that part of me wants these people to get horrible, incurable diseases?
Initech
May 2017
#41
They want to give us a choice--can't choose not to have diabetes and heart disease
librechik
May 2017
#73
F/U Mulvaney. For every one SSDI scammer, there's 100 disabled citizens that have been denied SSDI
haele
May 2017
#78
and I hope that you, and all the members of his maladministration, and all the fuckers who
niyad
May 2017
#83
I'll bet Mick Mulvaney would change his tune if his name was on the SSDI list.
usaf-vet
May 2017
#109
I hope this Koch desciple hits a brick wall on his way home and has his spine severed . He needs to
geretogo
May 2017
#135
i worked for a cap agency when reagun came in ...overnight the rejections blew up
dembotoz
May 2017
#142
I'm not surprised a freak like Mulvaney would say something like this. Most of the right-wing
Lanius
May 2017
#145