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U.S. Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live with Their Families

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by throwawaytwit9

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I routinely encounter educated adults who claim it’s unfair that they’ve paid taxes their entire lives only to receive nothing when people living on welfare, food stamps, Medicaid, or disability get everything provided. It is astonishing to me that people think that they are missing out on that life. While I’m sure fraud exists, living off the system is not glamorous or the path most choose intentionally. How can anyone, unemployable and with a disability, support themselves on $900/month? This isn’t big money. We can argue about the role of government vs charity. But I just don’t get that attitude, that need to tighten the screws on what in many cases is someone’s only option.

by rramadass

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WTF?
Relevant:
Every American needs to watch the documentary Waging a Living to understand the difficulties of people hovering around poverty level (aka sticky poverty) - https://emro.libraries.psu.edu/record/index.php?id=2184
Video on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIXFyLXSBuo&t=6s