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rudeboy tomjanovich

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meanwhile, the projected payout is so low and the limitations on other income/assets are so strict that there's a real question of whether it's even worth it to stay on SSDI if i get approved. every time my parents look at long-term finances for me, the rules of SSDI are a huge impediment.

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Ollie McClellan's avatar Ollie McClellan @olliemcclellan.bsky.social
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Clawback rules are absolute garbage. They're one of the best arguments for UBI. They were especially pernicious when people who used pandemic funding to get back on their feet up here got hit with clawbacks by the federal government and kicked right back to square one in their lives.

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rudeboy tomjanovich's avatar rudeboy tomjanovich @aceanbender.com
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add in the uncertainty that any sort of social safety net survives after the election and i'd definitely recommend doing everything you possibly can to avoid being in this system

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