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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 445250" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Lisa...these are things that make me wonder if some parents let it go because they know deep down that in a few years the kids will be worse off and they will be disabled. I remember when I was at Duke when Cory had his surgery on his shoulder and the doctors looked at me and asked me about his disability check. I just looked at them like what are you talking about. I had never heard of that. I thought social security was for the elderly when they retired. He was on medicaid because we didnt make much money but social security? What on earth were these doctors smoking! Well they just sent a social worker into his recovery room and explained to me that with all his ongoing issues that he was always going to be behind his peers and he qualified for this program called SSI. I had never heard of it. I trusted her and let her apply for me because she seemed to know what she was talking about. I certainly would have never deliberately denied my child medical care in order to make him worse in order to get that check but I can see some parents doing that. It pays much more than a welfare check. </p><p></p><p>I used to get so incredibly irritated when I had to work cases for families were there were mothers or grandparents who had 2,3 or even 4 kids on SSI getting right around $550 then they had 2 more kids they were receiving regular welfare money of 272. Then medicaid for everyone. Top that off with free housing and food stamps of probably at least 500 or more a month. </p><p></p><p>That meant the person was bringing in at least 2500 a month tax free for doing nothing. They made more than I did!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 445250, member: 1514"] Lisa...these are things that make me wonder if some parents let it go because they know deep down that in a few years the kids will be worse off and they will be disabled. I remember when I was at Duke when Cory had his surgery on his shoulder and the doctors looked at me and asked me about his disability check. I just looked at them like what are you talking about. I had never heard of that. I thought social security was for the elderly when they retired. He was on medicaid because we didnt make much money but social security? What on earth were these doctors smoking! Well they just sent a social worker into his recovery room and explained to me that with all his ongoing issues that he was always going to be behind his peers and he qualified for this program called SSI. I had never heard of it. I trusted her and let her apply for me because she seemed to know what she was talking about. I certainly would have never deliberately denied my child medical care in order to make him worse in order to get that check but I can see some parents doing that. It pays much more than a welfare check. I used to get so incredibly irritated when I had to work cases for families were there were mothers or grandparents who had 2,3 or even 4 kids on SSI getting right around $550 then they had 2 more kids they were receiving regular welfare money of 272. Then medicaid for everyone. Top that off with free housing and food stamps of probably at least 500 or more a month. That meant the person was bringing in at least 2500 a month tax free for doing nothing. They made more than I did! [/QUOTE]
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