[NFBMO] Blind Pension Legislation

[Melissa Smith]

Confused about what she had to lie about. There is no income limit for blind individuals.


Melissa Kane
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> On May 19, 2018, at 8:07 PM, Bryan Schulz via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> What retaliation?
> It's common sense.
> Why should you be allowed to have a drivers license if your vision is poor
> enough to qualify for blind pension?
> A spouse can still make 82k and the spouse still gets to keep receiving
> blind pension?
> A stl state employee made about 50k for years and still received blind
> pension, all she had to do is lie on the annual form.
> Bryan
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBMO <nfbmo-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Roger Crome via NFBMO
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2018 12:43 PM
> To: NFB of Missouri Mailing List <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Roger Crome <r_crome1 at msn.com>
> Subject: Re: [NFBMO] Blind Pension Legislation
> 
> Yep, definite retaliation for the lawsuit.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On May 18, 2018, at 10:03 PM, Gene Coulter via NFBMO <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>> 
>> HB 2171, the Blind Pension bill, was truly agreed to and finally 
>> passed late on Thursday.
>> 
>> The amendments include the 500% poverty limit for a sighted spouse and 
>> forbid the recipients from having a drivers license among other items.
>> 
>> Gene
>> 
>> 
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