Category Archives: Social Security Disability Musings

THE 300 SPARTANS

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Melissa Buckley

In 480 BC, an outnumbered Greek force of 300 Spartans, along with others in the alliance of Greek city-states, attempted to stop the advance of the Persians to conquer Greece at Thermopylae. King Leonidas of Sparta led the 300 Spartans, to … Continue reading →

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THE UNDESERVING POOR

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Melissa Buckley

On August 14, 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act, saying, “We can never insure one-hundred percent of the population against one-hundred percent of the hazards and vicissitudes of life. But we have tried to frame a law … Continue reading →

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SOCIAL SECURITY AND THE 47% OR IS IT 50%?

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Melissa Buckley

This is what I know: no mother whispers into her child’s cradle to her sleeping infant, or to her cooing baby, in her arms, “When you grow up, you’re going to be disabled and go on Social Security.” This is … Continue reading →

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