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Originally Posted by theking
Research the Wefare Reform Act signed into law by President Clinton and educate yourself. People that receive a Welfare check cannot "switch to disability" unless of course they are in fact they become disabled. In addition disability does not necessarily pay more and could in fact pay substantially less.
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There are plenty of ways to game the system if you know what you are doing.
Several years ago I moved from LA back to Portland. I moved into this apartment and the lady that lived below me was on "disability". I got to know her and she had two kids. Her son was now 22 and her daughter that lived with her was 13. The son wasn't married, but lived with his girlfriend and she was knocked up.
Basically, this lady went on welfare when she got pregnant with her son. Several years later as the welfare was about to run out she got knocked up again. This time as her daughter got older she became "disabled" with anxiety so conveniently as her welfare and Section 8 were about to run out she "switched" to disability.
Here is the kicker. Once she was declared "disabled" her daughter started getting checks from Social Security. Then her son's girlfriend got on welfare and she helped her son get on disability for "anxiety." I can't remember for certain but I think the baby was getting checks too because the dad was "disabled."
Obviously, this is one of those cases that is not the norm, but it shows that there are plenty of ways to work the system if you know what you are doing.