tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post222120036348712548..comments2024-03-29T08:44:53.158-04:00Comments on Social Security News: The Attack BeginsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-5722595214749082382013-03-04T13:41:55.683-05:002013-03-04T13:41:55.683-05:00Enough of this personal back and forth. That's...Enough of this personal back and forth. That's not what the comment feature is about on this blog. I'm closing this thread.Hall & Rouse, P.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00164000691557220539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-10643780954622176502013-03-04T13:39:32.928-05:002013-03-04T13:39:32.928-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934677394296104765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-49640186942153013452013-03-04T12:58:40.637-05:002013-03-04T12:58:40.637-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-7708611787284543182013-03-04T12:49:54.953-05:002013-03-04T12:49:54.953-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934677394296104765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-20130685618712230992013-03-04T12:21:11.542-05:002013-03-04T12:21:11.542-05:00We are virtually all "takers." We live i...We are virtually all "takers." We live in a society that provides us with much more than we could obtain on our own. We also all tremendously benefit from the work of past generations, who laid the foundations that allowed our present society. That's the biggest source of our current wealth. There's no reason for this inherited wealth to be concentrated in a tiny fraction of the population.<br /><br />The biggest "takers" are those who have the most, some of whom seem to think that they did it all on their own.Mike B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-76943304324801890542013-03-04T11:52:02.304-05:002013-03-04T11:52:02.304-05:00No one said anything about Title II beneficaries b...No one said anything about Title II beneficaries being takers, one of the responders noted his asset resources were limited which implies he is receiving Title XVI, which is the Federal Welfare program. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-74358286459769021412013-03-04T11:15:05.726-05:002013-03-04T11:15:05.726-05:00When someone pays FICA taxes during their working ...When someone pays FICA taxes during their working years into a Social Security insurance program, I don't see how they can be classified as a "taker" when they can no longer work due to disability. If the disabled are takers, then so are the retirees who earned their benefits and can no longer work. The insurance program that is the subject of this article is an earned right, not a welfare program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-7379835164354207792013-03-04T07:41:05.370-05:002013-03-04T07:41:05.370-05:00AgreedAgreedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-75173488157491140472013-03-04T07:39:51.511-05:002013-03-04T07:39:51.511-05:00Actually, your current months check does not count...Actually, your current months check does not count towards the resource limit. If your local office is telling you that, they're wrong. If you retain your currents months check in the following month, now it becomes a resource. The $2,000.00 limit does apply to to combined resources so if you have other things, you could still be limited on cash accrual.<br /><br />Your response also seems to further prove the previous post, "why own a home?" While it may be ideal, it sounds like your budget may be stressed to the max either way. At least if an apartment needs repairs, the landlord should pay for them. If you own your home the bill is yours. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-79230754939698965292013-03-04T07:22:51.472-05:002013-03-04T07:22:51.472-05:00Victor, I am sorry, but if you are living on SSI, ...Victor, I am sorry, but if you are living on SSI, you obviously didn't pay into DIB before you were disabled so if you were working you were playing some sort of game with your earnings, Further, if you are living on SSI, a 125 gallon aquarium and a Maine Coon Cat are luxuries that perhaps you can't afford. Sorry, but reality is reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-40384314589392947722013-03-04T01:14:57.921-05:002013-03-04T01:14:57.921-05:00I don't like Fraud either, just enlarging the ...I don't like Fraud either, just enlarging the Liquid Asset Limit of $2,000($3,000 for a couple) to $10,000 would curb this and not cost the tax payers one red cent as the saying goes. But so far Repubs in the House have tabled 2 attempts at reform in committee.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934677394296104765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-23677550261003316752013-03-04T00:40:04.102-05:002013-03-04T00:40:04.102-05:00The honest approach to what Ehrlic is ranting abou...The honest approach to what Ehrlic is ranting about would be to allocate more resources for improving fraud prevention and continuing disability reviews. If that's all that the right wanted to change about Social Security (reduce fraud and waste) there would be little conflict. There's conflict because some of the leadership on the right push for changes that would have the effect of eliminating benefits for plenty of people who genuinely can't work, and/or reducing the benefits, which are pretty low already. It's not working because plenty of Americans think that it's a good thing that their government helps these vulnerable fellow citizens. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-13519315306217416092013-03-03T23:09:42.474-05:002013-03-03T23:09:42.474-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934677394296104765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-64260196343228996732013-03-03T21:20:22.057-05:002013-03-03T21:20:22.057-05:00Whether that newspaper is dying is irrelevant to t...Whether that newspaper is dying is irrelevant to the point of the article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-71994084390682700612013-03-03T21:05:26.244-05:002013-03-03T21:05:26.244-05:00The Baltimore Sun is a dying newspaper, and this g...The Baltimore Sun is a dying newspaper, and this guy's rant is not worthy of being published anywhere else. Well, maybe on Craigslist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-10320223782892746072013-03-03T20:53:25.392-05:002013-03-03T20:53:25.392-05:00In total agreement with the above assessment about...In total agreement with the above assessment about SSI. The joke is on the taxpayer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-1051759177473281092013-03-03T20:20:23.029-05:002013-03-03T20:20:23.029-05:00The problem is that people are incorrectly focusin...The problem is that people are incorrectly focusing on T2 dib as a wasteful program, when it is SSI that is the wasteful program. But mention SSI, and people think you are talking about T2 dib, and they panic. SSI now costs over $51 billion dollars annually just in payments, not counting administrative costs. The cost for SSI children under age 18 is nearly $ 10 bil, which is a complete waste of taxpayers' money. SSI is where reform efforts need to be targeted. Otherwise, is is all just hot air.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-84018204241815175032013-03-03T19:28:34.190-05:002013-03-03T19:28:34.190-05:00Why would anyone want a mortgage on such a tight i...Why would anyone want a mortgage on such a tight income? Owning a home can be quite expensive regardless of the interest rate or mortgage amount. <br /><br />Why would anyone on disability but a house? Maybe a better question is why would anyone lend to them? Owning a home is not for everyone. I'm pretty sure we saw the result of that a few years ago. <br /><br />My friend works for a bank. They regularly extend overdraft protection to SSI recipients on their direct deposit accounts. He says it's the banks policy to let them have the option. Inevitably they overdraw. Then get when their next check goes in, it pays the overdraft off and then they overdraw again. Anyone else see this as utterly ridiculous? Guess what though, remove their "right" to have the option and now you're oppressing poor people. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-83835048757479715742013-03-03T19:24:00.001-05:002013-03-03T19:24:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-86280207842290175642013-03-03T18:50:45.475-05:002013-03-03T18:50:45.475-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934677394296104765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-9993424556715690462013-03-03T18:26:21.195-05:002013-03-03T18:26:21.195-05:00It's not just SSDI, although I see that partic...It's not just SSDI, although I see that particular example daily. The real problem is ANY program that gives people things with no consequence. This country has been changing for years and the re-election of Obama just solidified what most already thought, "times have changed, for the worse!" <br /><br />The majority of people in this country, regardless of demographics are "takers". They want whatever they can get for free. Before I got a financially stable job, I worked multiple jobs to makes ends meet. I had a small child at home and my spouse wanted to stay home. We could have applied and qualified for all kinds of programs because I made $9.00 per hour at the time - I refused. I got extra jobs, worked way more than 40 hours per week and made it work. It was miserable for a while, but I had a family to care for and it wasn't the government's job.<br /><br />Now before all the bleeding hearts try to crucify me, I understand situations are vastly different for everyone. I also agree there should be safety nets in place for extreme situations. Anyone can have serious misfortune occur in their like at any time and may need assistance. <br /><br />Having said that, producing more children than you can care for should not be tolerated. Not working because you don't like being told what to do is not a disability. Going to prison is not a disability - it's punishment. $7.50 per hour not enough, get two jobs -$15.00 an hour is better. Ideally everyone is equal, but we are not. We are not all entitled to have the same things. The "Obama phone" is a perfect example. The lifeline program is a good program. People need a phone. However, it should be a subsidized LANDLINE - not a cell phone. Cell phones are privelages, not necessities. If they are necessary to survival, then why doesn't the government pay for mine? A landline would suffice just fine. Chances are, if you're out, someone else will have a phone in an emergency. I'd like to see the numbers that show how many minutes on those phones are used for emergency calls. If its a lot, I'd be surprised.<br /><br />This nation has changed, and I don't know if its reversible. I just wish someone could explain how we can sustain our current path. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-30225063810708293102013-03-03T18:12:14.314-05:002013-03-03T18:12:14.314-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-41209165957567825772013-03-03T16:40:12.818-05:002013-03-03T16:40:12.818-05:00To blacksheep777: To some yes, but then Repubs hav...To blacksheep777: To some yes, but then Repubs have had it in for anything Social Security since 1937 or 1939(I'm not sure of the exact date), so it's not surprising Repubs would go after programs that the working poor get instead of making a living wage law which would fix the problem, like raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour and indexing it to inflation, but Repubs say one thing about who it would hurt while the CBO says Repubs are full of crap... But then Repubs are the Party of the Rich CEOs, like the KOCH Brothers(David and Crane), Big Tobacco, Big AG, Big Oil, etc, etc...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934677394296104765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-5147813496704862752013-03-03T15:54:33.895-05:002013-03-03T15:54:33.895-05:00Short answer to blacksheep777: No.
Long answer: Y...Short answer to blacksheep777: No.<br /><br />Long answer: You really do not want to understand any long answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-45640494993513983962013-03-03T15:43:37.583-05:002013-03-03T15:43:37.583-05:00Just a stray thought: Could Food Stamps, rental ...Just a stray thought: Could Food Stamps, rental subsidies, Medicaid, earned income credits, etc; be construed or considered as a subsidy for low wage EMPLOYERS that fail to pay a living wage? blacksheep777noreply@blogger.com