Yes - what you said is very true without any hyperbole.
Jackson claims he is bi-polar and "stressed" due to being a Congressman earning $174,000 plus benefits. His attorney filed for Federal Worker Compensation - and he was approved for that, despite a law firm stating that they have never, ever seen that kind of workers comp approved for Federal employees before with these circumstances.
The Federal Employees' Compensation Act gives workers' compensation benefits for disability "due to personal injury or disease sustained while in the performance of duty"....Ari Wilkenfeld, a Washington employment lawyer who has handled dozens of disability cases, said it would be highly unusual to collect federal workers' compensation for bipolar disorder. He said he knew of no other such cases and that his firm, Wilkenfeld, Herendeen & Atkinson, often represents federal employees. "What's remarkable here is by his getting workers' comp, it appears that Congressman Jackson's attorneys have convinced the government that his bipolar disorder was created by the rigors of being a member of Congress," Wilkenfeld said.
Take this in the context that Jesse Jackson Jr. was prosected for illegally spending $750,000 in campaign cash on luxary vacations, booze, airline tickets, clothes, sports memorabilia, cars, and other items.
He is also getting over $38K in Social Security Disability payments. Think about that all you Social Security and military pension recipients when you can't get a lousy 1% cost of living raise because "there is no inflation."
This is an obscenity. He is ripping off the taxpayer all over again. He and his family are criminals. All of them.
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