What about getting a Social Security disability hearing? That system is ossified anyway but a shut down would make it worse. While some think everyone who applies for it is a layabout liar, there are disabled people who truly need it. MTG's followers may be among them.
Precisely. My wife was diagnosed with a still-undetermined form of Parkinsonism (a spectrum of diseases related to Parkinson's disease but with differing symptoms) in 2020 and had to apply for disability at the age of 59 because she was no longer able to safely and competently handle the demands and responsibilities of her profession as a family nurse practitioner. She submitted the application in March or April of that year with reams of documentation from physicians and psychologists, lab and MRI results, in addition to phone calls to the Medicare reviewer. We finally got the determination of approval of benefits for her in October, and that was considered fast. A huge percentage of applicants are denied and end up having to rely on the expensive help of attorney's to successfully resubmit their claims. We are fortunate to have had the financial reserves to get by for all those months. Most folks aren't so lucky, and having to deal with ballooning debts piled on top of physical and mental distress is a recipe for disaster.
I have a hard time imagining anyone who would vote for MTG ever needing a passport or even knowing what one is needed for.
What about getting a Social Security disability hearing? That system is ossified anyway but a shut down would make it worse. While some think everyone who applies for it is a layabout liar, there are disabled people who truly need it. MTG's followers may be among them.
Precisely. My wife was diagnosed with a still-undetermined form of Parkinsonism (a spectrum of diseases related to Parkinson's disease but with differing symptoms) in 2020 and had to apply for disability at the age of 59 because she was no longer able to safely and competently handle the demands and responsibilities of her profession as a family nurse practitioner. She submitted the application in March or April of that year with reams of documentation from physicians and psychologists, lab and MRI results, in addition to phone calls to the Medicare reviewer. We finally got the determination of approval of benefits for her in October, and that was considered fast. A huge percentage of applicants are denied and end up having to rely on the expensive help of attorney's to successfully resubmit their claims. We are fortunate to have had the financial reserves to get by for all those months. Most folks aren't so lucky, and having to deal with ballooning debts piled on top of physical and mental distress is a recipe for disaster.
There's that.