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Quote:Social Security is a great big ponzi scheme.  


My mother was one quarter short of getting social security.  She thought she had enough, and they actually paid her.  Until they realized they shouldn't, and made her pay every dime back.  Which wasn't easy for her because she went blind.  She asked the office about the money she paid in, and they said "Thanks," in a really nasty tune.  (She was supposed to get social security disability, but couldn't get that either)

 

Did your mother appeal? If it was not her fault, and she did not have the money, they will waive the repayment requirement.

 

The disability determination is a joke benefiting lawyers. Except for a few medical conditions, they will deny an application almost every time. Then one must hire an attorney, who will usually accept a valid case, and take a certain percentage of the accrued back pay as their fee. This is why you see so many law firms dedicated to this practice. They know how to get their clients benefits, and can accurately predict their fee. Anyone hiring them take the deal as something is better than nothing.

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