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> I'm not sure if you or your friend are in the US. We're not. We're in Netherland, but it sounds like the US system is not all that dissimilar from the Dutch
by mcv 4y ago
> I'm not sure if you or your friend are in the US.
We're not. We're in Netherland, but it sounds like the US system is not all that dissimilar from the Dutch one.
Personally I don't think there should be a Rubicon; if you're severely disabled and you still manage to work, I'd like to see that rewarded rather than punished. Keep the disability pay and have something extra. The fact that you then contribute to the tax base is enough for me. There's no need to create extra pitfalls for disabled people.
- wing-_-nuts 4y agoYeah, losing disability was scary. When my friends were unemployed in '08, they could turn to trades and other physical work. I didn't have that option. If I failed, I was homeless. That was pretty much the reason why I kept living like a poor grad student for the next decade until I didn't need to work to survive.