[blindlaw] SSI payments

[Steve P. Deeley]

What if they never work??
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From: "Angie Matney" <angie at mpmail.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] SSI payments


> Deferring a loan for an SSI recipient until that person has a job is not a 
> "pass card." BTW, people other than blind people get SSI. SSI is not 
> something that can be garnished because its purpose is to help people meet 
> their basic necessities so that
> they are not starving out in the street. On the other hand, SSDI is like 
> an insurance payment (that's actually what the "I" stands for in SSDI, but 
> not in SSI). Someone could win the lottery and still continue to receive 
> their SSDI payments. That is why
> SSDI can be garnished.
>
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> On Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:49:55 -0500, Steve P. Deeley wrote:
>
>>Everyone needs to take responsibility for repaying their loans.  Do you 
>>get
>>a pass card if you are blind?  Is that what your attempting to convey?
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