[BlindTlk] The Trump administration has just declared war on Social Security – Raw Story

Mon Dec 23 20:14:05 UTC 2019

Good Afternoon Everyone,
I, for my part, do not hate anyone. I did not vote for Trump.  However, I also walked away from the Democratic Party.  

I really would like to find things that we can agree on such as website accessibility, lowering the unemployment rate for People with severe visual impairments.  There are some bills in Congress.  These bills have not been moved along through the process.  I know many people with less money, who have benefitted from the new tax law.  

I really feel that we should work on things we have in common.  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Also, I am the first blind Delegate in the State Republican Convention.  We also have a Delegate, hard of hearing and a Delegate in a wheelchair. I want to help create something better and will do so in the years I  have left.

Regards,

Marianne Haas

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Now now MARK, calm down! I know what you mean totally. These days the articles can I have a spin rather than accuracy. Remember, it could be fake news! LOL

I hope someday we don’t have to have a Democrat/Republican list so that people don’t buy each other’s heads off. I do not hate Republicans. I do not hate Democrats or anyone else. I just hate people who don’t do their job. Congress for example as a whole…Not 100% supportive of this impeachment thing but some people could have gathered the other information if they wanted it. I heard the hearings on NPR. Instead of blocking all ability to obtain information and then using it against others, do your work and stop complaining!

Lotta social ills would be cured if you manatee were more homogenous but we know that humanity will never be. The art of negotiation should be taught in public schools rather than some other things.

Have a great Hanukkah and Christmas.

Ericka Nelson

> On Dec 23, 2019, at 1:05 PM, Mark Tardif via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I think we need to find out more about what might actually happen.  But I keep hearing about all these scammers who rip off the system.  Can anybody really prove it?  I keep hearing it but I never hear anything to back it up. And why make it harder for everyone else who is not scamming the system? And what about these megarich fat cats who just got this lovely tax giveaway the Trump administration sold to Congress?  A lot of that I'm sure is going to stock holders, who don't actually work for these corporations instead of to the employees, who actually do the work.  Nobody seems to complain about that.  And do these megarich folks give back to the community?  I don't know but I rather doubt it in a lot of instances.  So until that tax cut is repealed, let's not propose making it harder for folks on SSDI or SSI.  I could say a lot of very unpleasant things about Trump and his administration, boy is it hard to restrain myself, but I think I will restrain myself because a lot of that stuff just wouldn't be appropriate for these lists, nor would it be appropriate for polite company in general, believe me.  With that, I hope all of you have a wonderful Christmas.
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> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message----- From: Ericka via BlindTlk
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> on Social Security – Raw Story
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> Totally agree with you Jodi! There’s a lot of people who get hurt at work and never try to find something else. They just immediately apply for unemployment until they can get SSDI. I think those people are total scammers if you ask me. Then they do something to earn more money under the system by not reporting it. And then they go to every food bank and charity to get “help”. Doesn’t matter whether they can see or not. I vote Democrat but I certainly think there are ways that on the doctors level we could be eliminating some of these cheaters. Dr. should be sending them to Volk rehab or something before they’ll sign paperwork for SSDI.
> 
> Incidentally I believe I have a full-time job as activity coordinator for those with dementia in a locked unit. It’s a building that has independent living, assisted living and dementia care or memory care in the same building. Totally excited! Will know more after Christmas.
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> Ericka Nelson
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>> On Dec 23, 2019, at 11:53 AM, Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> If one truly has a disability, what is there to worry about.  There are many on the system who do not belong there, and this is the reason for the weeding out.
>> 
>> Judy
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>> “Embrace each day with His mercies and blessings.”
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>> From: BlindTlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Armando Vias via BlindTlk
>> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2019 9:47 AM
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>> Subject: [BlindTlk] The Trump administration has just declared war on 
>> Social Security – Raw Story
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>> https://www.rawstory.com/2019/12/the-trump-administration-has-just-de
>> clared-war-on-social-security/
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>> The Trump administration has just declared war on Social Security By 
>> Independent Media Institute December 22, 2019 An attack on any part 
>> of Social Security is an attack on the entire system and all current and future beneficiaries. The latest proposal from Donald Trump’s administration, which is designed to rip benefits away from hundreds of thousands of Americans with disabilities, amounts to a declaration of war on Social Security.
>> The Trump administration proposal would require millions of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries to re-prove their eligibility for benefits as often as every six months — far more frequently than is currently the case. There is no justification for this policy. The United States already has some of the strictest eligibility criteria for disability benefits in the world. More than half of all claims are denied.
>> 
>> We should be making it easier for workers to claim the Social Security benefits they’ve earned with every paycheck, not harder. And ripping benefits away from current beneficiaries, who rely on them to survive, is even worse.
>> 
>> We know what the effects of the Trump proposal would be, because Ronald Reagan implemented a very similar benefit cut back in the 1980s. Reagan’s policy ripped away the benefits of 200,000 Americans with disabilities. The New York Times reported that “people with obvious physical and mental disabilities” lost their benefits “without having been interviewed.”
>> 
>> Ultimately, Reagan was forced to reverse his attack on Social Security after massive public outcry, and bipartisan condemnation from Congress — but not before 21,176 people died, including several who died by suicide, “because their benefits were cut off.”
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>> Donald Trump himself might not be a diligent student of history, but his advisers — men like Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s chief of staff and a longtime enemy of Social Security — know exactly what they are doing. They want to resurrect Reagan’s Social Security cut knowing full well that it killed people.
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>> This could impact any of us, even those of us who are currently healthy. Imagine that you are hit by a car tomorrow, and suffer life-altering injuries that prevent you from working. You’re faced with crushing medical bills, and you’ve lost your income. In such situations, SSDI benefits are a crucial lifeline. Donald Trump wants to rip that lifeline away.
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>> Trump and Mulvaney are targeting people with disabilities first, because they perceive them as politically vulnerable. But if they are allowed to get away with this attack, it will be only the beginning. They want to destroy every part of Social Security, including retirement benefits, and turn it over to their criminal friends on Wall Street.
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>> We must stop Trump’s plan. The Social Security Administration is collecting comments on the proposal until the end of January. You can comment opposing the plan here. Everyone must also call their elected officials. Congressional condemnation played a huge role in forcing Ronald Reagan to reverse his version of the attack, and it can stop Trump in his tracks.
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>> If we let the politicians in Washington, D.C., take away some people’s earned benefits, it means they can take away all of our earned benefits.
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>> This article was produced by Economy for All, a project of the Independent Media Institute.
>> 
>> Alex Lawson is the executive director of Social Security Works, a non-profit advocacy group that supports expanding benefits to address America’s growing retirement security crisis. Lawson has appeared on numerous TV and radio outlets and is a frequent guest host of The “Thom Hartmann Program,” one of the top progressive radio shows in the country.
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