Monthly Archives: January 2013

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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NUMBERS THAT MATTER UPDATED

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Melissa Buckley

Social Security has a two numbers that I think conflict, but are critical to remember (see the link at the bottom for those numbers in 2015): Before you have been declared disabled the “magic number” is $1,010 per month: if … Continue reading →

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COMPASSIONATE ALLOWANCES

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Melissa Buckley

Social Security  recognizes certain conditions that are so serious and so obviously disabling by their diagnosis, that the requirements for a finding of disability will clearly be met once the diagnosis is established by certain, identified tests and procedures. The conditions, … Continue reading →

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