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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: TimF who wrote (130125)2/5/2010 2:48:30 AM
From: Cogito  Read Replies (1) of 542009
 
>>We already have Social Security Disability payments, and the problem is indirectly dealt with by welfare programs and unemployment insurance.<<

It generally takes years to qualify for Social Security Disability, and you can't qualify for welfare programs as long as you have assets. For example, at one point I was told that my medical condition could qualify me for SSI, but not if I had total assets exceeding two thousand dollars.

Essentially, you have to go broke before any of these safety nets kick in.

Just FYI.
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