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cbayer

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3. Back when things were a little bit better,

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 16, 2014, 06:57 PM

Nov 2014

there were more opportunities for people to work and earn just enough money so they wouldn't lose their SSI.

For the most part, the people I knew didn't care as much about the money as they did the opportunity to be productive.

And many were terrified of exceeding the limit that would cut them off of SSI, because they never knew when they might not be well enough to work.

It's a bad catch 22.

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x-posted from GD. [View all] HereSince1628 Nov 2014 OP

This is tragic. cbayer Nov 2014 #1

Well, I change that to...Yes, there are programs. HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #2

Back when things were a little bit better, cbayer Nov 2014 #3

I suspect there are many reasons...why do you think agriculture states do relatively better? HereSince1628 Nov 2014 #4