Truly. My BIL, who is a hard-working man who supported his family as a tool and die maker, semi-retired at the age of 50. He had bought some tooling machines and was making a nice bit of change making custom screws and other fasteners (such orders are too expensive if made by a big company but his tools were flexible so he could make money making 100 little screws that fit a specific use) as well as boxes and platters and such made of solid chunks of wood (which he had after cleaning up my grandmother's farm that he bought from my parents--lots of dead trees).
And then, at 56 he was struck with crippling anxiety. Panic attacks so bad that he couldn't drive any more and could only barely stand to be driven. He couldn't use his tools any more. The panic attacks happened in both specific situations and at random. He also, suddenly, was having epileptic seizures. He was completely crippled.
It took them almost 4 years to get him on SSI, fighting tooth and nail--because his disability wasn't obvious. ACA came into effect part way through that and they were able to get him on some meds that helped a lot, but he still couldn't drive or use his machinery.
His neurologist hasn't actually diagnosed him. He says the coincidence of the panic attacks and the epilepsy is probably not a coincidence, but he doesn't actually know what is causing either. There is nothing obvious in any scans.
He's getting along okay now. With SSI and his wife retiring from the Post Office soon, they will be okay.
A few years ago I worked with an older guy who was a Republican. He had the same gripes about people needing to work for their money, yada yada.So one day he tells me about his SIL who has been on disability for years because of a "bad back," but she is able to take her pickup to the feed store, load it up with 50-pound bags, take it home and unload them.I asked him why he didn't turn the lazy moocher in to authorities."My wife would kill me!"Personal responsibility, y'all.
Unfortunately he also screwed over the military. My husband is active duty and the military was not allowed to opt out of the "tax break" last fall so our taxes were almost 5k this year. This is the very first year we have had to pay taxes.
That happened to me at the community college I worked at several years ago. They didn't deduct my union dues or my retirement from my checks for over a year, and then when they realized their mistake, they hit me the back charges all at once (instead of breaking it up and taking smaller amounts over the course of multiple checks until caught up), so I got a reallyreally low paycheck that I wasn't expecting and it put me into a bit of a financial pinch that month.
And of course they would do nothing about it. At least it didn't go on as long as your situation did. :( I'm so sorry that happened to you.
Not everyone screwed by this fucked up plan instituted by clownface mcfuckwit are trump supporters. I retired last December and I got a $1400 bill from the government. I hate old yeti pubs, but I still had to pay. I wasn't given the option to opt out. I paid up, but I don't like being lumped in with the deplorables thank you very much.
"Circle of Life" and all that.....
There are disabilities that aren't readily visible....but review his claim nonetheless.
Another wow...my accountant e-filed mine on 5/13 and both refunds were in my account on 5/21. Hope it sorts itself out for you...
Why have a cap at all?
So they took that extra money and said it so that when the bill inevitably came due, they would have the cash. Right?
You are at war with nature every minute you are alive. So are they.
Truly. My BIL, who is a hard-working man who supported his family as a tool and die maker, semi-retired at the age of 50. He had bought some tooling machines and was making a nice bit of change making custom screws and other fasteners (such orders are too expensive if made by a big company but his tools were flexible so he could make money making 100 little screws that fit a specific use) as well as boxes and platters and such made of solid chunks of wood (which he had after cleaning up my grandmother's farm that he bought from my parents--lots of dead trees).
And then, at 56 he was struck with crippling anxiety. Panic attacks so bad that he couldn't drive any more and could only barely stand to be driven. He couldn't use his tools any more. The panic attacks happened in both specific situations and at random. He also, suddenly, was having epileptic seizures. He was completely crippled.
It took them almost 4 years to get him on SSI, fighting tooth and nail--because his disability wasn't obvious. ACA came into effect part way through that and they were able to get him on some meds that helped a lot, but he still couldn't drive or use his machinery.
His neurologist hasn't actually diagnosed him. He says the coincidence of the panic attacks and the epilepsy is probably not a coincidence, but he doesn't actually know what is causing either. There is nothing obvious in any scans.
He's getting along okay now. With SSI and his wife retiring from the Post Office soon, they will be okay.
Sort of classically “If you don’t have your health...”
I am very fond of him and it has been hard watching him try to deal with it.
A few years ago I worked with an older guy who was a Republican. He had the same gripes about people needing to work for their money, yada yada.So one day he tells me about his SIL who has been on disability for years because of a "bad back," but she is able to take her pickup to the feed store, load it up with 50-pound bags, take it home and unload them.I asked him why he didn't turn the lazy moocher in to authorities."My wife would kill me!"Personal responsibility, y'all.
The money that everybody else was paying into Social Security was equally "hard-earned," crybaby.
Unfortunately he also screwed over the military. My husband is active duty and the military was not allowed to opt out of the "tax break" last fall so our taxes were almost 5k this year. This is the very first year we have had to pay taxes.
And military
Yeah who knows. Seems like they're trying to have it both ways, grift then play innocent.
My point was just that even if they saw it for what it really was and actually wanted to opt out, they couldn't.
That happened to me at the community college I worked at several years ago. They didn't deduct my union dues or my retirement from my checks for over a year, and then when they realized their mistake, they hit me the back charges all at once (instead of breaking it up and taking smaller amounts over the course of multiple checks until caught up), so I got a reallyreally low paycheck that I wasn't expecting and it put me into a bit of a financial pinch that month.
And of course they would do nothing about it. At least it didn't go on as long as your situation did. :( I'm so sorry that happened to you.
Not everyone screwed by this fucked up plan instituted by clownface mcfuckwit are trump supporters. I retired last December and I got a $1400 bill from the government. I hate old yeti pubs, but I still had to pay. I wasn't given the option to opt out. I paid up, but I don't like being lumped in with the deplorables thank you very much.
Would that be the former head of the Consumer Finance Protection Agency?