[stylist] Washington Seminar Article

[Judith Bron]

Excellent points Barbara.  Judith
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From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
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>I think what they're wanting to do with SSDI is a grand thing.  I wish that 
>all government programs would work in this fashion.  The way I'd try 
>selling it to a group that has no clue is for them to consider how much 
>money is spent on SSDI--make up a small sample of receivers--and then give 
>examples of how much less could be spent if these people worked and their 
>checks were lessened.  I though the handout explanation of Jane was very 
>good.  These people need to understand that a blind person just can't go 
>out and work two or three jobs as easily as the totally independent sighted 
>person who can pull their keys out of their pockets and put them in the 
>ignition and take off in their cars on a whim.  Blind persons have to 
>follow schedules of the transportation that they can obtain.
> Barbara
>
> A Congress that will always do its work in the dark must have something to 
> hide.  The people have spoken, yet they do not listen.
>
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> From: "Angela Fowler" <fowlers at syix.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 10:54 AM
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>> Hello everyone,
>>    I'm working on an op-ed piece for my school newspaper about Washington
>> seminar. I'd be interested to hear your feedback. Also, if you have any
>> suggestions on how to tackle the SSDI issue in a brief paragraph to an
>> audience who can in no way relate to it, please let me know.
>> Angela
>>
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