Hi Group,

I wonder if this is really going to happen next year?  It's a 
presidential year; now which of the candidates (other than Rand Paul 
probably) is going to openly advocate that the disabled lose 20
% of their benefits?


On 8/14/2015 1:49 PM, Harvey Heagy wrote:
> Again I agree.  Why is it that we have the money to take care of illegals
> but not to support our own people?  We don't get adequate Medicare coverage
> even if we have a Medicare HMO, and especially those who applied for SSDI
> after 1979 when the computation formula was changed to lower future benefits
> are royally getting screwed.  Yet Congress still refuses to eliminate the
> earnings test for us while doing it for millions of senior citizens.
>
> And where are our 2 consumer organizations in all this?  Nowhere.  The only
> thing the ACB came out with this convention was that we should have the old
> senior system where we would lose 1 dollars' worth of benefits for every 2
> dollars earned over the SGA level.  I was one of a few who voted no by voice
> vote, but it wasn't nearly enough.  That's not nearly enough.
>
> And I also agree that ADA declared people disabled who were not really
> disabled which made them eligible for SSI, SSDI and other benefits.
> Harvey
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: OT: SSA and the disability fund (Was Re: Flex radios)
>
> well, it seems that every blind, deaf, deaf-blind and other dialed =
> people need to start a mass petition to get this changed. THere is no =
> way that I will be able to handle a 19% hit next year. my rent has =
> already gone up and if I am forced to take that cut, I will have to sell =
> off what I have and go live on the streets. THis is not a pleasant =
> prospect and, in fact, can be a very dangerous situation for a blind =
> person.
>
> now, I know of one way we can save the disability fund: dump all those =
> off who have no business being there. This means that fakers, wannabes =
> and illegal aliens will no longer be able to suck at the government tit. =
> Its either that or the government starts hiring US at going market rates =
> so that we can support ourselves. I don't see the private sector being =
> very cooperative.
>
> anyway, enough of my rant.
>
> -Eric
>