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Originally Posted by Danzig
read the article, interesting points made. and i didn't know that the life expectancy differed due to race.
the only part of ss i ever get steamed about are when i know people who are getting disability, and shouldn't be. i have a brother and sister who both 'work the system'.
my sisters disability? stress.
my brother hurt his back on the job. they offered him a desk job, he said he can't sit for very long. too painful. but he sure can sit and play world of warcraft day and night. loser.
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That's frustrating to hear. I have a friend from childhood who is on disability, and needs to be, but it took her a long time to qualify and she was rejected the first time. But clearly in some areas one can manage to scam the system. Here in NYC I see ads for legal offices that tout themselves as firms to get people qualified for SSDI, and I just shake my head. I'm sure they take a cut of every check as payment.
I have a family member who tried (in PA) and it was pretty ridiculous. I mean, yes, she had to stop work in her 40s due to debilitating rheumatoid arthritis, but her husband made enough to support them both, so she didn't need SSDI and didn't bother to try to claim it. Ten years after she stopped working she then decided to try to qualify. Why, I have no idea, as they still didn't need the money. Fortunately, no SSDI lawyer would take the case, so she gave up.