[blindlaw] SSI payments

[T. Joseph Carter]

That is about the most class-warfare-inducing statement I've read on 
a blindness-related mailing list to date.

If you are not of reasonable financial means to pay for a university 
education--say the first person in your single-parent family to 
finish high school, an undergraduate education at a public university 
is going to rack up about $40,000 in student loans.

If, upon completion of that undergraduate education, you cannot find 
work because there simply are no jobs as a result of financial 
irresponsibility on the part of people for whom $40,000 remains an 
insignificant figure, you are left with a debt you cannot--but should 
have been able to--repay.  If you're depending on Social Security to 
pay the rent, you're going to be in a world of hurt when your loan 
payments become due.  If you cannot pay and your petitions are not 
granted, you're in trouble.

Given the cost of law school and that several on this list have 
descried the difficulty and frustration associated with finding 
employment after passing the bar, one might think a little compassion 
would be in order.

I said compassion, not forgiveness of the debt.  If I rack up another 
$150,000 in loans in law school (as is likely), I have still accepted 
a huge financial responsibility--one worth more than my family's 
current and previous homes, combined.

Of course, I am confident that I will be employed, otherwise I would 
be much more hesitant to accept such a responsibility.

Joseph

On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 09:20:55PM -0500, Steve P. Deeley wrote:
> You know what, individuals should not be taking out loans that they are  
> unable to repay nor, should individuals be leveraging themselves so much. 
> After all, that is what has our economy in its present condition.  
> Individuals on SSI should not be borrowing money in the first place.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angie Matney" <angie at mpmail.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:58 PM
> Subject: [blindlaw] SSI payments
>
>
>> Well, since SSI is really only designed to allow
>> someone to subsist on the least possible amount of cash, I'd have to  
>> disagree with you. SSDI payments, on the other hand, are related to the 
>> person's employment status, not their financial need. There's a  
>> difference.
>>
>> Angie
>>
>> On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:55:22 -0500, Steve P. Deeley wrote:
>>
>>> As far as I'm concerned, SSi payments should
>>> be eligible for garnishment.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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