Posted on 09/18/2012 7:58:30 PM PDT by MacMattico
Dad should spend all that money or give it to someone who won’t piss it away.
She’ll learn quick.
That’s no reason to make us take care of you when you suck way more out than you paid in.
Umm.. SS was sold to us as “insurance” people buy “insurance” for just what your complaining about. I insure my house in case something destroys it. I’ll never pay in premiums what it costs the insurance company to replace it.
So before you go off on someone, think about it. Do you buy insurance on your home or cars thinking the insurance company will only pay up to the amount you paid them? Insurance companies spread the risk out over ALL their policy holders. Charging more or less depending on what your insuring and where it is.
Disability insurance is you betting you will become disabled and the insurance company (in this case Social security) is betting you won’t.
I had no problem with your post. I commiserate with you. It’s tough when others think you’re either a vegetable or you can work. The system is rigged to deny deny deny and in a way that’s good, doctors want to deny deny deny because it’s known that many people with real but ambulatory disabilities put out on disability suffer from depression and anxiety which lead to quicker deterioration if you don’t find ways to adapt.
Keep appealing as when they finally approve you, you receive retroactive benefits in lump sum from the date of first filing, and the lawyer fees are capped at like $4500 so don’t be afraid to get a lawyer involved.
Started with a lawyer. In MN I think they are capped at 6000. We will keep plugging along.
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