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NonOffensiveName  Title: Touching people in special places all day long
Posts: 830
Registered: 2001-10-7 19:39:14
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1/1/00 12:01am
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Am i being an idiot to refuse to even try this? (/flame suit on) |
Gaevren posted:
NonOffensiveName posted:
a man who serves his country already gets nearly everything handed to him on a silver platter during and after their service usually along with their families(rightfully so)
Wow...no...no they don't. They generally get kicked to the curb and have to fight tooth and nail for any of the benefits they were promised while in the service. Support for soldiers and families transitioning out of the military is spotty at best and many people aren't even aware of the services available to them. Jobs are difficult to get for prior service AND their spouses because work history is usually all over the place and/or spotty, due to the military's stationing requirements. It's even worse for soldiers who got out before being in long enough to retire because they have no retirement benefits and their spouses/family won't have any kind of health care. And the prior soldier may not be able to get any kind of VA health care. GI Bill is one of the very few exceptions, and I will admit that it is a VERY nice thing to have. The soldiers do have to pay into it while in the service, however, so it's not entirely "free", but the payout they get is well above what they paid in, so it's absolutely a major bonus.
yeah but its there if they decide to take advantage of it...and notice I said the receive benefits while they are in the service too which Ive heard are really nice(again rightfully so they all deserve them) To go out of your way to get free services that you dont need is just greedy imo if you are already covered under another plan and will use the money you get for non medical needs unrelated to your illness That was my point` originally not the fact that service men and women and their family get free benefits. 
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jeune  Posts: 216
Registered: 2005-5-29 13:25:11
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1/1/00 12:01am
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-Ducky- posted:
Anebriated posted:
-Ducky- posted:
People sign their kid up for SSI because it has Asthma. ASTHMA? Really? 
Leave it for the people who truly need it.
depends on the asthma. I don't think you could know if a person truly needed it for asthma by looking at them. this is why the people who decide who truly need it should know about asthma.
If they truly need it then that is fine. But I guess I just become very suspicious when a doctor feels that all 4, 5, 6, etc of someone's children should be receiving SSI. I often just say a prayer for that person because I cannot imagine the stress and sadness of having to single parent 4+ children all with a disability.
Kids can get on SSI?! They should not even be working why would they get a paycheck for not being able to work... I knew the system was bad... not that bad.
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-Ducky- Posts: 580
Registered: 2001-6-1 14:21:49
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1/1/00 12:01am
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Am i being an idiot to refuse to even try this? (/flame suit on) |
I assume the intention is to pay for their extra care costs or to ensure they get Medicaid/Medicare coverage for their lives. However sometimes it ends up paying rent/living expenses of other family members. 
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.Sylva. Title: The Beer Fairy
Posts: 236
Registered: 2001-4-8 18:38:12
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:01am
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Am i being an idiot to refuse to even try this? (/flame suit on) |
Lothland posted:
_sooz_ posted:
People who do that make it SO much freaking harder for those of us who are genuinely together, because people (not to mention immigration!) tend to assume you just got married for a green card. If anything ever happened and Wolfz and i were no longer together i would book it so fast back to England you wouldnt see me for dust. Im not saying that to rag on America, its just not England
Should have seen my "proof", we had even been married for 3 years already and still have to jump through a ton of hoops.
I'm going to derail once again and just add my bitching about the immigration process to this thread. If I'd just wanted a green card, I could've gotten the damn thing through my mother, who is an American citizen. It's not like I was fleeing a life of poverty and hopelessness and was trying to find the land of milk and honey in the US... um, I already had that life! However, it still took a year to go through the immigration process, and a trip to Montreal for a 10 minute interview. I guess I shouldn't bitch too much - I got to show Dys around Montreal a little bit, and we had a fabulous time.
Sooz, I can't presume to tell you what you should and shouldn't do. However, I did read that you're getting the help that you need via Wolfz' benefits. To me, that's reasonable. Drawing additional disability though... you stated that your husband already earns enough to support your (and by your I mean the both of you) lifestyle with enough extra to put some into savings. I'd be inclined to agree with you and not want to milk a system that I didn't really need and that I hadn't paid into.
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Jezza_Belle  Title: =^.^=
Posts: 2,771
Registered: 2001-2-24 02:29:30
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1/1/00 12:01am
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While I do understand your standpoint, keep in mind a few things.
1. People currently collecting (and historically so) do not pay into Social Security what they're receiving out of it, assuming they live a normal life expectancy, they might have paid in for 40 years, but for a lot of those years they were making $1/hr wages or less sometimes.
2. Wolfz isn't going to be in the military forever, even if he does make a career out of it, he'll likely retire in his 40's, and you have no idea what medical coverage is going to be like at that point. It's a much better plan to apply for the benefits now and save them, than to not have them when you really need them. If you wait too long to apply, they can use the fact that you "got by for years without" as a reason to deny you.
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:01am
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Am i being an idiot to refuse to even try this? (/flame suit on) |
My only public advice would be that you absolutely shouldn't be discussing such personal stuff on 'this' board: it is really detrimental to your ongoing health and stability.
That being said, if you would like some honest dialogue with someone who has an understanding of this particular subject, you could PM me.
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kigaro Title: INTERNET VIGILANTE SUPERHERO
Posts: 74
Registered: 2002-7-16 09:50:48
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1/1/00 12:01am
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Am i being an idiot to refuse to even try this? (/flame suit on) |
Someone is self-prescribing pats on the back.
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Sith_Mauler Posts: 1,851
Registered: 2002-12-21 13:40:03
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Date Posted:
1/1/00 12:01am
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If you apply now, you might get approved in 2 years if your lucky and you have an "A" list type disability.
Like cancer,ms,missing limb, etc... are examples of "A" list disabilities, stuff with physical medical evidence that is undeniable, gets approved some times first time up if you have dotted all the I's and crossed your T's.
Mental stuff is going to take a while and you will get denied the first time, because the government has figured out the mental health disability scam.
a list=generic term
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Webscar Title: /Yiffs in Hell [face_furry]
Posts: 946
Registered: 2002-11-30 00:27:37
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1/1/00 12:01am
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You're being an idiot. You're doing it for nagging technical reasons instead of pride. There's really no need to fret over which system you paid into.
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Gaevren Title: Wat do?
Posts: 1,181
Registered: 2004-9-15 09:29:36
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1/1/00 12:01am
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Jezza_Belle posted:
Wolfz isn't going to be in the military forever, even if he does make a career out of it, he'll likely retire in his 40's, and you have no idea what medical coverage is going to be like at that point. It's a much better plan to apply for the benefits now and save them, than to not have them when you really need them. If you wait too long to apply, they can use the fact that you "got by for years without" as a reason to deny you.
This is definitely a valid point, imo. Especially considering that military members are often wounded and then discharged. Depending on the severity or type of such an injury it might be difficult or impossible for him to find work after, in which case you would definitely be glad to have the additional safety net.
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