And they never paid in so much as a nickel.
" A vocational expert hired by the Social Security Administration " = some jamokes unemployed brother-in-law.
At a guess, I’d say that most of the nut sorting jobs are here in New England.
That is insanity. Government is completely corrupt.
This makes me so angry. Our money and our government.
How often is that said to the myriad of people who milk the system with some BS "disability"? Almost never. The "free money" rolls in.
In Washington State we have the highest unemployment benefits in the country. $122,653 a year for a couple with two dependents. And you don’t have to work as a nut sorter to get it.
Part of this story forms the premise of a movie I consider quite good: “Renaissance Man”, w/ Danny DeVito. The analogy breaks down, obviously, but it does go to the issue.
For a while I worked in an office where one of the staff tried to assist persons who were denied SS Disability. This one gentleman had 2 or 3 conditions, maladies (cancer, emphysema, etc). He was also a Vietnam vet. After witnessing many similar denials, it appears they deny almost everyone, and then sees who appeals. Disgusting.
Violent tremors is not a good mix with egg processing or nut sorting.
In 2018, there was an estimated 76 job openings for dowel inspectors. That’s for the entire nation.
The article doesn’t state which state the man applied from, nor does it say that he can appeal.
Even after all of that, if he does win on appeal, he won’t recei e all of the benefits due him. They will screw him out of 3 1/2 years worth and only pay him 6 months worth.
I rember a man on another forum who had severe kidney failure. He was from Texas, and they kept him from receiving any benefits for years, and he was on dialysis. He finally got approved and ended up with a kidney/pancreas transplant. Diabetes is what killed his kidneys.
Talk about irony.
A man who lives 2 doors away from me was denied social security for a long time after having a kidney removedfrom kidney cancer.
I know many people who’ve been denied despite ongoing disabilities. All of them are men.
He was told to get a desk job. No one would hire him because of liability if he passed out and was injured at work. He went through several hearings and finally got a lawyer for free. It took another year but he finally got it.
The man was an electrician. He made a good income. WTF?
There are disability lawyers that know the
ins and outs of the system, and they don’t
require a fee unless you win your case.
Sounds like this guy was representing
himself.
There’s also a two year wait from the time
the ssa approves your case and the first
benefit amount hits your bank account. I
was a bum for those two years, relying on
family members for basic needs. Can’t buy
toothpaste or toilet paper with food stamps.
I guess I am in the minority here. There are many, many, many folks on the disability dole who could indeed do various jobs, even if not the sort of work they had done originally — and IMO they should be expected to do so ahead of being on the perpetual taxpayer-funded dole.
Yes, many sitting factory jobs would work for some. Or from home customer support positions, included bot/text support if for whatever reason they can’t handle speaking on a phone.
I am not in a position to judge this particular man’s situation, but I know there are many “on disability” who lead full and active lives unfairly funded by others.
I’m sure he could get a job as a groom or carriage driver.
Explains why my application got denied, even though at the time I was having dizzy spells so bad I couldn’t even talk straight.
He should have applied for ADHD or a speech delay.
I have some family members who retired in their 40s at full SSA FRA due to "disability." They then spend many of their days at the gym, at the beach or just lounging around. They can do other work but they applied for "disability" and got it.
Meanwhile, I've been working since I was 16 and need to go until I am 67 before I get my full FRA benefits. Over a half century of work for me because I am not the type that files for disability because my knees ache.