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To: Yaelle
But I’d make sure our disabled (including helpless seniors) had everything they needed to live a decent life. Period. I think that is money well spent.

Well said! As I'm sure you already know, the problem is that the government makes it too easy for frauds to game the system, and then punishes them too lightly if they get caught. That demoralizes all the good folks.

In my neck of the woods, a law firm was falsifying medical data to get ineligible people onto social security disability. A corrupt doctor was also involved. Well, they got caught.

Result? The law firm paid a fine. They're still in business, and they're still advertising on TV: We'll get you the benefits you deserve!

48 posted on 04/13/2016 7:32:07 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: Leaning Right

I agree that we need a crucial screening program before providing cradle to grave support for disabled. I am referring to the truly helpless, not someone with bipolar or a bad back. I wouldn’t even accept a dx as proof they are helpless, either. Look at Down Syndrome. Plenty of people with it can work, but some really truly cannot. The screening would have to involve ability to do simple tasks and self care.

It would also be great to provide companies with incentives to hire the disabled who need work and can’t work but have one difference that makes them limited in ability, either mobility, fragile immune system, highly functioning autism, severe anxiety. Maybe half their pay comes from the state, and they too have to be screened. Small companies could get help for half the cost, and people could work from home or whatever.


49 posted on 04/13/2016 12:36:57 PM PDT by Yaelle
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