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From: Betty.Draughon@p10.f1.n360.z1.fidonet.org (Betty Draughon)
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Subject: HELP with the GOV'T
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Date: 27 Jun 90 20:31:32 GMT
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In a message to All <15 Jun 90  9:49:00> Gary Albright wrote:

 GA> Holy cow, now that I was 100% disabled they cut me off.

100% disability is relative, Gary.  Many of us may consider
ourselves totally disabled, and get not a penny from the
Government.  I know one or two here, who would gladly trade your
job income for what they receive on which to exist for a month.
It's really not fair, you know, to either want or expect 100%
disability from the Government when you have an income that exceeds
the ceiling.

Regardless of your opinion about your disability, Social Security
must set some  guidelines.  For the most part, if you are able to
work, you are not considered disabled.

 GA> I know that I still have my job 

     Bingo!

 GA> and there are people out there without this let the Gov't
 GA> off scott free. 

The government NEVER gets off scott free, Gary.  SOMEbody pays the
bills.  Bunches of those Somebodies are totally disabled, yet
manage to work, support themselves, and contribute to the Social
Security that is on the verge of running out of funds, in part
because people claim Social Security income when they are not
justified.  If the Social Security system falls apart, who will
care for those disabled that have paid thousands and thousands into
it, without choice, and when they can no longer work are left
without funds?

 GA> Plus the child support and all the bills I got in the
 GA> divorce that I'm still paying for.

Get yourself an attorney, Gary.  If you don't have sufficient
income to pay all the bills, the Court can reduce your outlay for
child support.  Surely your company has a major medical clause in
their health insurance that will allow you to claim for
prescriptions that have cost you so dearly.  While being confined
to a wheelchair, or having a terminal illness, or (in the case of
one beloved individual here) suffered from depression at some time
in your past makes you an uninsurable risk, being deaf does not.

These things have an answer, the first one coming to mind is to
move to a country that has socialized medicine.  Your employer
would pick up the tab for your medical care.  You might even be
able to avoid the court costs that have you overwhelmed, and would
probably be able to get away without paying child support.

I don't really mean this to sound so harsh.  I understand your
frustration and anguish.  But, let us not ask for steak when there
are those among us who would be delighted to have Hambuger Helper.

     I bid you Peace.

                                             Betty

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