Why Is No One Talking About the GOP’s Plan to Send Millions of Disabled Americans Into Poverty?

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9. Most are already in poverty

Unless the disabled person worked for decades in a high income job, their SSDI is going to be less than $1500 a month. It can be as low as $800 per month. If they are single, they probably don't qualify for food stamps.

Just like with food stamps, the GOP thinks their are millions receiving disability who are not truly disabled, even though independent studies have shown that fraud is very low. One problem is that so many disabilities are invisible. If the person isn't blind, paralyzed or profoundly retarded, they assume that person MUST be able to find some kind of gainful employment.

This is going on in the UK as well. I saw an interview with a woman disabled with rheumatoid arthritis. She couldn't sit for long, or stand for long and she couldn't use her hands. She had received benifits for many years, but suddenly they said she should be able to find a job doing something.