[nfb-talk] my ideas for ending SSI & SSDI

ckrugman at sbcglobal.net ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
Wed Apr 28 17:11:51 UTC 2010


The modification of minimum wage laws would actually be a step backward as 
it undermines equal pay for equal work and would not receive support from 
organized labor. Either we are competing equally in the work force or not 
competing. You can't have it both ways.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John G. Heim" <jheim at math.wisc.edu>
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Subject: [nfb-talk] my ideas for ending SSI & SSDI


> Well, technically, these are not ideas for ending SSI and SSDI.
>
> 1. Companies should get tax credits for hiring someone on SSI or SSDI 
> equal to the amount the person would have received if they'd stayed on SSI 
> or SSDI. The tax credit could last for one year, two years, three --  
> whatever it takes. Note that this idea is revenue neutral. Of course, 
> someone would have to be on SSI or SSDI in order to go off SSI or SSDI 
> this way. So my idea doesn't do away with SSI and SSDI. But we don't 
> really want to do that anyway because some people simply cannot work and 
> can never come off SSI or SSDI.
>
> 2. Waive minimum wage laws for people on SSI or SSDI for 2 or 3 years 
> after they are hired.  The disabled person would continue to get SSI or 
> SSDI while they're working because they'd only be making $1 an hour (or 
> whatever).
>
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