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Posted on 04/08/2015 5:01:57 AM PDT by blueyon
It has been revealed that thousands of taxpayer dollars have been approved to pay for disability benefits of hundreds of people that never should have received a dime, and it was all done because of an accident.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) was approving some Puerto Ricans for disability benefits because they don’t speak English as their first language, but they all were residing in Puerto Rico — where Spanish is the predominant language.
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Me no speaka english. Please-a translato article.
Whee! Free money!
Whoops. I meant....whee!!! Dinero gratis!
Even if they were in the continental U.S., why in the world does “can’t speak the language” count as a disability?
How many “undocumented immigrants” are we allowing in this country, again?
Puerto Rico Ping! Please Freepmail me if you want on or off the list.
The jerk should have to personally repay taxpayers.
So—Who will be losing their job and going to jail over this?
SOMEBODY did this & that somebody needs to be brought to justice. If bringing that “someone” to justice involves the investigation of others higher up the chain of command....so be it.
“”why in the world does “can’t speak the language” count as a disability?””
Good question! Also a good reason for no one to ever learn English when they come here. I’ve never heard of such a thing but that plate is getting full after 6 years of this mobster’s actions.
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