True story at a Ford dealership. Pass it on!! The whole country has to know.

"I'll try to make this as short and to the point as I can. One of my salesmen here had a woman in his office yesterday wanting to lease a brand new Focus.

As he was reviewing her credit app with her he noticed she was on social security disability. He said to her you don't look like you're disabled. She said "well I'm really not, I could work if I wanted to but I make more now then I did when I was working and got hurt" (non-disabling injury).

She said the gov't sends her $1500.00 a month in 1 check; she gets $700.00 a month on an EBTcard (food stamps), and $800.00 a month for rent. Oh yeah and 250 mins free on her phone. That is just south of $3500.00 a month.When she was working she was taking home about $330.00 per week. Do the math and then ask yourself: "why the hell should she go back to work?"

If you multiply that by millions of people you start to realize the scope of the problem we face as a country.

Once the socialists have 51% of the population in that same scenario we are finished........ *and we are real, real close*. The question is: when do we cross that threshold if we haven't already?

She didn't lease the Focus here because the dealer down the road beat our deal by $10.00 month. *Glad to know she is so frugal with her hard earned money!*

What kind of break do you want? A break from reality? I did not say people don’t game the system and get government handouts. I said the opposite. But putting out inaccurate stuff like this original post, with no attribution and no author, does not help. It makes us look stupid and gullible and not bothered by facts. And yes, you are right, some people game the system while others who genuinely need assistance don’t get it. That doesn’t change the facts of the situation. And for the record, I am a heartless conservative bitch and proud of it. I am also a respecter of truth and accuracy. The autism benefit under SSI is a scandal. You should take that up with your state representative, because the states do eligibility determinations for this program. But in order to be an effective advocate, you have to have your facts straight.

Bless you! I almost didn't read your reply this morning because so many tend to be hostile in a thread like this. Anyway, best wishes to you and your husband. Your attitude seems to be exemplary and Lord-centered. I'm not formally disabled but experience several chronic disorders. Am lucky, though, to occasionally have a really good stretch when I can get out and play like a young man. I understand that your pain and anxiety never really leave and yet aren't very visible to others. This is truly a weighty cross to bear. Bless you again.

Our little trial, at the moment, is finding out we will be caring temporarily for an additional FOUR grandkids in this little two bedroom house. They are lovely, easy to take care of kids but just the thought makes me a little nutty. My wife takes it in stride, though. For me, it is not that I can't handle the kids — I can't seem to handle THINKING about having to take care of the kids. Oh, well.

Have you rechecked the numbers lately? I could swear I saw them at $28k recently.

Nah we haven't been on them for ourselves in about 17 years. We were on them briefly as kinship foster parents a few years back and that was an automatic.

We were also once on them until my disability was approved in 1995. We were very lucky mine went through on first appeal. There are things people can do themselves that help in the process but SS doesn't tell you. One is your congresscritter. I didn't need a lawyer. But mine was determined in physical disability but rather mental so that may have also been a factor.

They have me down as having General Anxiety Disorder & at the time I was examined I also had PTSD from some bad events I had went through in about 8 years time. Technically I do have G.A.D. but in my case it's a Neurological condition in my case that brings on Myoclonic Seizures. That's why I can't work. I don't pass out etc but I spasm violently at some Auditory and Visual situations. No cure, little is known, just treatable and non life threatening but still disabling.

Right now we get some monetary help from a family member that helps us stay off of food stamps. We're also lucky we only had a ten year mortage and it's been paid off since 2001. We got to meet with a Medicare HMO this week for rreenrollment into another plan due to Obamacare though. If they start hitting us with premiums {Medicaid pays it right now} then yea we'll have to do it. That would be over a $200 cut in our income we could not make up for otherwise.

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