Trump Cuts Disability & Social Security Benefits

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Public schools do not and cannot drug our kids into zombies. You are full of shit!

Really? When a teacher decides that a hyperactive kid, needs to see a doctor, this is usually what is prescribed.
Children on Ritalin: Long Term Effects – Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR

Teachers cannot even recommend this! You are a lying sack of shit! I was a school administrator for two years also. You don't know how many times I had to attend meetings when doctors recommended medication to parents. I have two grandsons who took ADHD medications because they were out of control. With medication they were A-B students. Without it, they failed miserably, even in subjects they loved.

Teachers simply do not and cannot do what you claim.

BTW, Ritalin is no longer anywhere near the medication of choice. My grandson was on one that caused seizures. As soon as he stopped taking that drug, no more seizures.

So you do agree that you need to drug some children....thanks for the confirmation..

Yes, some children need medication. My grandson's father was incorrigible and barely graduated from an alternative high school. It is genetic!

I had students that were failing miserably until their PARENTS took them to a DOCTOR who pet them on meds. Overnight, I had a straight A student who stayed on the honor roll the rest of his high school time. I saw very few times where the meds failed. I could tell when a kid forgot to take their meds before coming to school almost every time.

I Learned that these kids weren't in need of medicine, they just needed to focus on what they did best. Since I was ADHD, I got straight A's in Math and Science, but didnt like English, so needed extra help there. It was found that a cup of Coffee helped out a lot also. Maybe instead of junking up the kids, find the natural way to make them succeed, but then kids like that wont ever vote Demonrat.

Well, I was a teacher for 21 years and to say I have seen it all is an understatement. Coffee will cause ADHD, not treat it. You are full of shit more than anything else. When you receive training in teaching special needs students, come back and we'll discuss it.

 

[longknife]

The greatest president of all time proves he is the man for the job by continuing to take benefits from those who need it the most the Elderly and Disabled..........

Cutting waste and fraud is not the same as cutting benefits you stupid sack of shit.

Also, cutting the rate of growth is not actually cutting, you imbecile.

You are the perfect, ignorant DUPE who propagandists count on.

******* moron

Hmm, how come this says different?

Trump administration proposes Social Security rule changes that could cut off thousands of disabled recipients

From the link:

The proposed rule change would create a fourth category: “Medical Improvement Likely,” which would mandate disability reviews every two years, creating an additional 2.6 million reviews over the first 10-year period.

So, what the hell's wrong with reviewing an individual recipient?

 

[longknife]

The greatest president of all time proves he is the man for the job by continuing to take benefits from those who need it the most the Elderly and Disabled. He continues to propose more spending cuts on these programs. The republicans really know how to save money, screw the people in this country who need those benefits the most the Elderly and Disabled. And I have to pat them on the back for making more disabled people have to go through more hoops just to get their benefits; review boards every few years to prove they really have a disability and aren't faking it or no longer need the money. We all know too many people in wheelchairs, on crutches, the blind, the deaf, the mentally retarded, and mentally ill are freeloaders and don't really need that money the government gives them. So many are just faking it after all. We also know way too many seniors are living high hog on those outrageously high social security checks they get, we need to slash those too.

I remember a woman I met who was disabled in wheelchair for severe back problems and deaf getting repeatedly denied disability benefits in her "Republican" state she lived in. She had to talk to the people denying her benefits through an interpreter who used sign language. It took 3 times going in person to try to get her benefits, writing letters to congressman, having doctors call in person stating why she needs these benefits, submitting medical records, and many months of stress. I specially remember a lady telling her over the phone "well I am disabled and I don't need benefits, I can work. Just because your disabled mam doesn't mean your entitled to benefits."

I remember all the loopholes and stress that poor woman had to go through just to get her benefits. Now the Republicans want these disabled American's to go through even more loopholes and stress just to get the benefits they need because too many Americans are faking a disability. So just to save some money we have to subject those disabled Americans who truly need those benefits too all this stress and hardship just to receive their benefits. Brilliant plan Republicans! Just Brilliant!

You got a link about that story? I'm 100% disabled and on Social Security and I just got a COLA for 2020. You must be reading the Huffington Post or messages on the subway toilet wall.

He DID provide a link @ Trump administration proposes Social Security rule changes that could cut off thousands of disabled recipients

I am also "permanently" 100% disabled and the VA reviews my status on a regular basis. I have absolutely no problem with that.

Here's a situation built into the system.

I'm an author with published works. What happens if they suddenly begin to sell and the bucks start rolling in? I'm still physically disabled but my ability to write provides me with an income in excess of my benefits.

Why shouldn't my benefits be reduced? Why should my status not be reviewed?

All the president is trying to do is ensure waste and fraud is being eliminated from government spending and I applaud him for it.

 

[Daryl Hunt]

I can understand cutting some disability benefits. Those would be children with IEP's meaning they are in special classes at school. These children are learning disabled so they are getting the special teacher they need with an educational program made just for that child. There aren't any needs that are not being met. They get free glasses if they need them, free breakfast, lunches and nurses on call for them. But, each mother receives hundreds of dollars each month from SSDI...for each child they have enrolled in the smaller classes. That amounts to close to a thousand a month for big families. They have no need for this money, all are getting food stamps. Section 8 housing, Medicaid, free clothing often..

Think of how many students are in these classes throughout the nation. The real extra cost for these children are the smaller classes that meet their needs. And that is covered by IDEA and Title I.

When children need special equipment, they get it from different funds.

Having an IEP does not mean the child is disabled, nor does it depend on income.... only that they need an Individual Education Plan (IEP) Not all kids with IEP's are disabled or qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Any income, such as SSI, is deducted from food stamp allotments for that household. Unearned income (SSI & certain others) only a percentage is deducted. AND kids receiving SSI receive a smaller amount than an adult. To qualify for SSI, the child must be under 18 and blind &/or disabled according to Social Security Administration (SSA) rules.

What I find is hilarious is that not one person I have read on this thread realizes that SSDI and Social Security that you contribute out of your paycheck have not a damn thing to do with one another. They come from two different funding sources.

SSDI=Social Security Disability Income-Must have worked and paid into the fund and to qualify for disability payments, must have earned a certain number of credits that equals about 10 years employment.

SSI-Supplemental Security Income-for low income and/or those who have not worked required number of years/credits, yet are determined disabled according to SSA rules. States have a lot more say in SSI cases.

What you say is true. For those who do get SSI, they have to be in the poverty level and do need an IEP.

But income or poverty level does not determine the need of an IEP. Even 'rich' kids may need an IEP.....though it may be a higher number of IEP's are in poverty. But also, states have a lot of say when it comes to SSI funds, even though it's still a federal program, so your state may include different rules than my state would......there is also what's called a 504 plan that is also used for learning challenges.

I didn't mean to infer that only poverty levels families get IEP's. Only poverty level families get SSI funds each month as I understand it.

SSID is what you are thinking of. And it takes at least 2 years to get it. It's not an over night process. As for SSI, if you are going for that, it's also at least a 2 year process. And only about 15% of the people applying for it actually gets it. Then there is Leap, Food Stamps, and more. It takes a lot of time, effort and worry to receive those benefits. Yes, some are downright wizards at it but the normal person is completely foreign to what it takes. SSI is a Federal Program and usually requires a certain age to get it. SSD or SSID is a State Program that uses Federal Funds that is much easier to get but it still takes at least 2 years to qualify. The Wheels of Administration turns slowly and each time they find something amiss in your paperwork, you start at the very beginning. As I said, there are the Professional Welfare Queens and Kings out there that can get it done in a few months but those frauds are far and few between. The Normal Person will be in deep shit for at least 2 years. So let's help them out. Let's cut the School Lunch Programs for them. That should teach them to do it better, right?

 

[sparky]

The greatest president of all time proves he is the man for the job by continuing to take benefits from those who need it the most the Elderly and Disabled. He continues to propose more spending cuts on these programs. The republicans really know how to save money, screw the people in this country who need those benefits the most the Elderly and Disabled. And I have to pat them on the back for making more disabled people have to go through more hoops just to get their benefits; review boards every few years to prove they really have a disability and aren't faking it or no longer need the money. We all know too many people in wheelchairs, on crutches, the blind, the deaf, the mentally retarded, and mentally ill are freeloaders and don't really need that money the government gives them. So many are just faking it after all. We also know way too many seniors are living high hog on those outrageously high social security checks they get, we need to slash those too.

I remember a woman I met who was disabled in wheelchair for severe back problems and deaf getting repeatedly denied disability benefits in her "Republican" state she lived in. She had to talk to the people denying her benefits through an interpreter who used sign language. It took 3 times going in person to try to get her benefits, writing letters to congressman, having doctors call in person stating why she needs these benefits, submitting medical records, and many months of stress. I specially remember a lady telling her over the phone "well I am disabled and I don't need benefits, I can work. Just because your disabled mam doesn't mean your entitled to benefits."

I remember all the loopholes and stress that poor woman had to go through just to get her benefits. Now the Republicans want these disabled American's to go through even more loopholes and stress just to get the benefits they need because too many Americans are faking a disability. So just to save some money we have to subject those disabled Americans who truly need those benefits too all this stress and hardship just to receive their benefits. Brilliant plan Republicans! Just Brilliant!

You got a link about that story? I'm 100% disabled and on Social Security and I just got a COLA for 2020. You must be reading the Huffington Post or messages on the subway toilet wall.

He DID provide a link @ Trump administration proposes Social Security rule changes that could cut off thousands of disabled recipients

I am also "permanently" 100% disabled and the VA reviews my status on a regular basis. I have absolutely no problem with that.

Here's a situation built into the system.

I'm an author with published works. What happens if they suddenly begin to sell and the bucks start rolling in? I'm still physically disabled but my ability to write provides me with an income in excess of my benefits.

Why shouldn't my benefits be reduced? Why should my status not be reviewed?

All the president is trying to do is ensure waste and fraud is being eliminated from government spending and I applaud him for it.

1st & foremost, thank you for your service Long one

2ndly, the more intricate details of sliding fee scale socialism exists in many forms , which you've painted as it is, an imperfect science.

Consider a type S ,LLC, or sole prop tax structure , where 'just in the black' , not 'in the red' equates to lower property taxes , or HC subsidies

This time of year the books are reviewed, some larger write off may be required....

In the broader objective, this is why many small businesses never 'take the leap'


~S~

 

[sparky]

Coffee will cause ADHD, not treat it

despite that stimulants are traditionally prescribed Admiral

~S~

 

[sparky]

So let's help them out. Let's cut the School Lunch Programs for them. That should teach them to do it better, right?

Commander Brain spur is on it>>>


Half a million kids could lose free school lunches under new Trump administration rule

~S~

 

[Daryl Hunt]

The greatest president of all time proves he is the man for the job by continuing to take benefits from those who need it the most the Elderly and Disabled. He continues to propose more spending cuts on these programs. The republicans really know how to save money, screw the people in this country who need those benefits the most the Elderly and Disabled. And I have to pat them on the back for making more disabled people have to go through more hoops just to get their benefits; review boards every few years to prove they really have a disability and aren't faking it or no longer need the money. We all know too many people in wheelchairs, on crutches, the blind, the deaf, the mentally retarded, and mentally ill are freeloaders and don't really need that money the government gives them. So many are just faking it after all. We also know way too many seniors are living high hog on those outrageously high social security checks they get, we need to slash those too.

I remember a woman I met who was disabled in wheelchair for severe back problems and deaf getting repeatedly denied disability benefits in her "Republican" state she lived in. She had to talk to the people denying her benefits through an interpreter who used sign language. It took 3 times going in person to try to get her benefits, writing letters to congressman, having doctors call in person stating why she needs these benefits, submitting medical records, and many months of stress. I specially remember a lady telling her over the phone "well I am disabled and I don't need benefits, I can work. Just because your disabled mam doesn't mean your entitled to benefits."

I remember all the loopholes and stress that poor woman had to go through just to get her benefits. Now the Republicans want these disabled American's to go through even more loopholes and stress just to get the benefits they need because too many Americans are faking a disability. So just to save some money we have to subject those disabled Americans who truly need those benefits too all this stress and hardship just to receive their benefits. Brilliant plan Republicans! Just Brilliant!

You got a link about that story? I'm 100% disabled and on Social Security and I just got a COLA for 2020. You must be reading the Huffington Post or messages on the subway toilet wall.

He DID provide a link @ Trump administration proposes Social Security rule changes that could cut off thousands of disabled recipients

I am also "permanently" 100% disabled and the VA reviews my status on a regular basis. I have absolutely no problem with that.

Here's a situation built into the system.

I'm an author with published works. What happens if they suddenly begin to sell and the bucks start rolling in? I'm still physically disabled but my ability to write provides me with an income in excess of my benefits.

Why shouldn't my benefits be reduced? Why should my status not be reviewed?

All the president is trying to do is ensure waste and fraud is being eliminated from government spending and I applaud him for it.

You are writing about something I know about. Careful. And let's both not play the "Link" game on this one.

Rump has nothing to do with how your VA Disability Pay is determined. It's been like you described for decades now. It's also the same for SSID for Civilians. If you are 100% disabled, you can make about 66 bucks extra a month before the 1 for 3 rate kicks in. If you make enough, they will suspend your benefits and when the condition passes (if it does) then you can reapply on the next fiscal year.

I had a choice. I could have had a 50% Medical or I could take a 50% full retirement. I chose full retirement because the limitations of the VA Medical Pay was not attached to it. I could make as much money as I wanted. I could also draw full SSI along with the Military Retirement as well. It took me awhile to end up making as much "Free" money as you do but in the meantime, I could take any job at any pay without punishment. So at a ripe old age of 39, I learned quite bit about this and I am not sorry about my actions.

You chose full medical. Yes, YOU chose it. I know that the Military doesn't put you out of the Service unless you are not capable of doing any other job they have. And they have a bunch of jobs that you can do sitting down. I ended up in one of them. I had restrictions as well. They owed me the 20 years and I accepted it. But when that 20 was reached, it was mutually agreed for me to hit the front gate and I never looked back. I know of many VA Disability Retirement benefit people. And I know of a couple that really ARE 100% disabled for physical and mental reasons. But MOST that are are NOT really 100% and are jinking the system. I think the percentage would probably be the same for the frauds on Military Disability as the ones spoofing the civilian Welfare systems. The word Some comes into play. MOST are genuine. And almost NONE are listed as 100% but many claim they are.

One of my Neighbors got a 20K benefit from his passed on Mother. He lost his VA Benefits for one year. But he is not your average person. He's more of a scam artist. Just as soon as the next fiscal year came around, he was back on VA Benefits. Somehow, he convinces the VA that his health was caused by the 19 months he spend riding a desk in the Marines decades ago was military related. It isn't. He just figured out that the VA Disability pays more than the SSID and is much easier to spoof.

Another neighbor was badly hurt. His medical was done by years and years of working jobs that were back breaking and it finally caught up with him. He was completely unable to work, the medical bills were piling up in the thousands of dollars and he was getting thinner and thinner because he could not afford to even eat right. He applied over and over for help from the State. After more than 2 years, they finally put him under the State Program which got him a small income plus covered his future Medical. He slowly repaid all his medical that he owed (still paying on it even today). He lives in a 24 foot RV Trailer, drives a 1973 Toyota Pickup and is having to move because they just raised the rent on the space. He has no idea where is he going to move to. It took him another 2 years to get onto SSID which is a Federal Program against is Social Security funds. He can barely walk. But I watched him try to get on these programs that others sailed onto and watched him fail over and over for 4 years. Like I said, each time he failed, he went to the back of the line and had to start all over again.

You scream "Cite". We don't have cites, we have neighbors. Those are statistics. Those aren't internet articles. No major News Outlet writes about these people. You want cites, get off your dead ass and go to the nearest homeless shelter or talk to the old guy shaking from the cold on the street.

 

[Claudette]

The greatest president of all time proves he is the man for the job by continuing to take benefits from those who need it the most the Elderly and Disabled. He continues to propose more spending cuts on these programs. The republicans really know how to save money, screw the people in this country who need those benefits the most the Elderly and Disabled. And I have to pat them on the back for making more disabled people have to go through more hoops just to get their benefits; review boards every few years to prove they really have a disability and aren't faking it or no longer need the money. We all know too many people in wheelchairs, on crutches, the blind, the deaf, the mentally retarded, and mentally ill are freeloaders and don't really need that money the government gives them. So many are just faking it after all. We also know way too many seniors are living high hog on those outrageously high social security checks they get, we need to slash those too.

I remember a woman I met who was disabled in wheelchair for severe back problems and deaf getting repeatedly denied disability benefits in her "Republican" state she lived in. She had to talk to the people denying her benefits through an interpreter who used sign language. It took 3 times going in person to try to get her benefits, writing letters to congressman, having doctors call in person stating why she needs these benefits, submitting medical records, and many months of stress. I specially remember a lady telling her over the phone "well I am disabled and I don't need benefits, I can work. Just because your disabled mam doesn't mean your entitled to benefits."

I remember all the loopholes and stress that poor woman had to go through just to get her benefits. Now the Republicans want these disabled American's to go through even more loopholes and stress just to get the benefits they need because too many Americans are faking a disability. So just to save some money we have to subject those disabled Americans who truly need those benefits too all this stress and hardship just to receive their benefits. Brilliant plan Republicans! Just Brilliant!

You got a link about that story? I'm 100% disabled and on Social Security and I just got a COLA for 2020. You must be reading the Huffington Post or messages on the subway toilet wall.

I agree. I just got a message from SS and my benefits went up.

It sure wasn't written on the subway toilet wall either.

Oh and there are plenty on disability who shouldn't be. I hope they take a close look at who's freeloading at tax payer expense.

 

[sparky]

I hope they take a close look at who's freeloading at tax payer expense.

Domestic aid isn't even on the radar compared to our foreign aid

which reeks of extortion

~S~

 

[Claudette]

I hope they take a close look at who's freeloading at tax payer expense.

Domestic aid isn't even on the radar compared to our foreign aid

which reeks of extortion

~S~

If it were up to me there would be NO foreign aid. That's money we can use at home instead of wasting on idiots who hate our guts.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

Really? When a teacher decides that a hyperactive kid, needs to see a doctor, this is usually what is prescribed.
Children on Ritalin: Long Term Effects – Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR

Teachers cannot even recommend this! You are a lying sack of shit! I was a school administrator for two years also. You don't know how many times I had to attend meetings when doctors recommended medication to parents. I have two grandsons who took ADHD medications because they were out of control. With medication they were A-B students. Without it, they failed miserably, even in subjects they loved.

Teachers simply do not and cannot do what you claim.

BTW, Ritalin is no longer anywhere near the medication of choice. My grandson was on one that caused seizures. As soon as he stopped taking that drug, no more seizures.

So you do agree that you need to drug some children....thanks for the confirmation..

Yes, some children need medication. My grandson's father was incorrigible and barely graduated from an alternative high school. It is genetic!

I had students that were failing miserably until their PARENTS took them to a DOCTOR who pet them on meds. Overnight, I had a straight A student who stayed on the honor roll the rest of his high school time. I saw very few times where the meds failed. I could tell when a kid forgot to take their meds before coming to school almost every time.

I Learned that these kids weren't in need of medicine, they just needed to focus on what they did best. Since I was ADHD, I got straight A's in Math and Science, but didnt like English, so needed extra help there. It was found that a cup of Coffee helped out a lot also. Maybe instead of junking up the kids, find the natural way to make them succeed, but then kids like that wont ever vote Demonrat.

Well, I was a teacher for 21 years and to say I have seen it all is an understatement. Coffee will cause ADHD, not treat it. You are full of shit more than anything else. When you receive training in teaching special needs students, come back and we'll discuss it.

So I guess you have a medical degree? Coffee, which has caffeine burned me out, without the zombie effect of Ritalin. I was able to go through school, and work on 50 million dollar aircraft, without any problem.

 

[sparky]

I hope they take a close look at who's freeloading at tax payer expense.

Domestic aid isn't even on the radar compared to our foreign aid

which reeks of extortion

~S~

If it were up to me there would be NO foreign aid. That's money we can use at home instead of wasting on idiots who hate our guts.

I couldn't have said it better Claudette

~S~

 

[sparky]

Teachers cannot even recommend this! You are a lying sack of shit! I was a school administrator for two years also. You don't know how many times I had to attend meetings when doctors recommended medication to parents. I have two grandsons who took ADHD medications because they were out of control. With medication they were A-B students. Without it, they failed miserably, even in subjects they loved.

Teachers simply do not and cannot do what you claim.

BTW, Ritalin is no longer anywhere near the medication of choice. My grandson was on one that caused seizures. As soon as he stopped taking that drug, no more seizures.

So you do agree that you need to drug some children....thanks for the confirmation..

Yes, some children need medication. My grandson's father was incorrigible and barely graduated from an alternative high school. It is genetic!

I had students that were failing miserably until their PARENTS took them to a DOCTOR who pet them on meds. Overnight, I had a straight A student who stayed on the honor roll the rest of his high school time. I saw very few times where the meds failed. I could tell when a kid forgot to take their meds before coming to school almost every time.

I Learned that these kids weren't in need of medicine, they just needed to focus on what they did best. Since I was ADHD, I got straight A's in Math and Science, but didnt like English, so needed extra help there. It was found that a cup of Coffee helped out a lot also. Maybe instead of junking up the kids, find the natural way to make them succeed, but then kids like that wont ever vote Demonrat.

Well, I was a teacher for 21 years and to say I have seen it all is an understatement. Coffee will cause ADHD, not treat it. You are full of shit more than anything else. When you receive training in teaching special needs students, come back and we'll discuss it.

So I guess you have a medical degree? Coffee, which has caffeine burned me out, without the zombie effect of Ritalin. I was able to go through school, and work on 50 million dollar aircraft, without any problem.

So I guess you have a medical degree?

By proxy....

It's no secret the mental health community, along with all their pharmaceuticals have infiltrated the educational system

~S~

 

[SweetTea]

Really? When a teacher decides that a hyperactive kid, needs to see a doctor, this is usually what is prescribed.
Children on Ritalin: Long Term Effects – Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR

Teachers cannot even recommend this! You are a lying sack of shit! I was a school administrator for two years also. You don't know how many times I had to attend meetings when doctors recommended medication to parents. I have two grandsons who took ADHD medications because they were out of control. With medication they were A-B students. Without it, they failed miserably, even in subjects they loved.

Teachers simply do not and cannot do what you claim.

BTW, Ritalin is no longer anywhere near the medication of choice. My grandson was on one that caused seizures. As soon as he stopped taking that drug, no more seizures.

So you do agree that you need to drug some children....thanks for the confirmation..

Yes, some children need medication. My grandson's father was incorrigible and barely graduated from an alternative high school. It is genetic!

I had students that were failing miserably until their PARENTS took them to a DOCTOR who pet them on meds. Overnight, I had a straight A student who stayed on the honor roll the rest of his high school time. I saw very few times where the meds failed. I could tell when a kid forgot to take their meds before coming to school almost every time.

I Learned that these kids weren't in need of medicine, they just needed to focus on what they did best. Since I was ADHD, I got straight A's in Math and Science, but didnt like English, so needed extra help there. It was found that a cup of Coffee helped out a lot also. Maybe instead of junking up the kids, find the natural way to make them succeed, but then kids like that wont ever vote Demonrat.

Caffeine is a stimulate, so is Ritaline. Yes, coffee can help as can anything with caf

Well, I was a teacher for 21 years and to say I have seen it all is an understatement. Coffee will cause ADHD, not treat it. You are full of shit more than anything else. When you receive training in teaching special needs students, come back and we'll discuss it.

Really? When a teacher decides that a hyperactive kid, needs to see a doctor, this is usually what is prescribed.
Children on Ritalin: Long Term Effects – Citizens Commission on Human Rights, CCHR

Teachers cannot even recommend this! You are a lying sack of shit! I was a school administrator for two years also. You don't know how many times I had to attend meetings when doctors recommended medication to parents. I have two grandsons who took ADHD medications because they were out of control. With medication they were A-B students. Without it, they failed miserably, even in subjects they loved.

Teachers simply do not and cannot do what you claim.

BTW, Ritalin is no longer anywhere near the medication of choice. My grandson was on one that caused seizures. As soon as he stopped taking that drug, no more seizures.

So you do agree that you need to drug some children....thanks for the confirmation..

Yes, some children need medication. My grandson's father was incorrigible and barely graduated from an alternative high school. It is genetic!

I had students that were failing miserably until their PARENTS took them to a DOCTOR who pet them on meds. Overnight, I had a straight A student who stayed on the honor roll the rest of his high school time. I saw very few times where the meds failed. I could tell when a kid forgot to take their meds before coming to school almost every time.

I Learned that these kids weren't in need of medicine, they just needed to focus on what they did best. Since I was ADHD, I got straight A's in Math and Science, but didnt like English, so needed extra help there. It was found that a cup of Coffee helped out a lot also. Maybe instead of junking up the kids, find the natural way to make them succeed, but then kids like that wont ever vote Demonrat.

Well, I was a teacher for 21 years and to say I have seen it all is an understatement. Coffee will cause ADHD, not treat it. You are full of shit more than anything else. When you receive training in teaching special needs students, come back and we'll discuss it.

You must have been out sick during in training during "list of stimulates" day. Yes, coffee can help those with ADHD as can anything containing caffeine. It is a stimulate, like Ritaline. You are missing the AD part and focusing on the H part. Children with ADHD can benefit from caffeine in small amounts as it helps with focus. The is some disagreement regrading other health issues in children using caffeine, but it absolutely helps kids focus. Personally, I would rather a kid drink a cup of coffee in the am vs taking Ritaline, which has very concerning side affects and long term issues.

https://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/adhd-caffeine

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

The greatest president of all time proves he is the man for the job by continuing to take benefits from those who need it the most the Elderly and Disabled. He continues to propose more spending cuts on these programs. The republicans really know how to save money, screw the people in this country who need those benefits the most the Elderly and Disabled. And I have to pat them on the back for making more disabled people have to go through more hoops just to get their benefits; review boards every few years to prove they really have a disability and aren't faking it or no longer need the money. We all know too many people in wheelchairs, on crutches, the blind, the deaf, the mentally retarded, and mentally ill are freeloaders and don't really need that money the government gives them. So many are just faking it after all. We also know way too many seniors are living high hog on those outrageously high social security checks they get, we need to slash those too.

I remember a woman I met who was disabled in wheelchair for severe back problems and deaf getting repeatedly denied disability benefits in her "Republican" state she lived in. She had to talk to the people denying her benefits through an interpreter who used sign language. It took 3 times going in person to try to get her benefits, writing letters to congressman, having doctors call in person stating why she needs these benefits, submitting medical records, and many months of stress. I specially remember a lady telling her over the phone "well I am disabled and I don't need benefits, I can work. Just because your disabled mam doesn't mean your entitled to benefits."

I remember all the loopholes and stress that poor woman had to go through just to get her benefits. Now the Republicans want these disabled American's to go through even more loopholes and stress just to get the benefits they need because too many Americans are faking a disability. So just to save some money we have to subject those disabled Americans who truly need those benefits too all this stress and hardship just to receive their benefits. Brilliant plan Republicans! Just Brilliant!

You got a link about that story? I'm 100% disabled and on Social Security and I just got a COLA for 2020. You must be reading the Huffington Post or messages on the subway toilet wall.

He DID provide a link @ Trump administration proposes Social Security rule changes that could cut off thousands of disabled recipients

I am also "permanently" 100% disabled and the VA reviews my status on a regular basis. I have absolutely no problem with that.

Here's a situation built into the system.

I'm an author with published works. What happens if they suddenly begin to sell and the bucks start rolling in? I'm still physically disabled but my ability to write provides me with an income in excess of my benefits.

Why shouldn't my benefits be reduced? Why should my status not be reviewed?

All the president is trying to do is ensure waste and fraud is being eliminated from government spending and I applaud him for it.

If you get SSD, it's certainly not enough to live on unless you're married and have two incomes. If you make a lot of money, that's a different story.

I have a tenant on disability. He works part-time because that's all he can work. They allow him to do so in order to make it in life. Relying on disability alone, he will die in extreme poverty.

Remember that many people on disability are disabled, meaning they likely spend a good buck on medications and medical care. After a year on disability, you can apply to buy a Medicare plan, but it doesn't come free. You have to pay for it out of that disability check.

 

[Rocko]

I hope they take a close look at who's freeloading at tax payer expense.

Domestic aid isn't even on the radar compared to our foreign aid

which reeks of extortion

~S~

If it were up to me there would be NO foreign aid. That's money we can use at home instead of wasting on idiots who hate our guts.

I couldn't have said it better Claudette

~S~

what we spend in foreign aid is a tiny fraction of what we spend, and it benefits us on many different levels. You want to destabilize the world? A good idea would be to get rid of foreign aid.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

I hope they take a close look at who's freeloading at tax payer expense.

Domestic aid isn't even on the radar compared to our foreign aid

which reeks of extortion

~S~

If it were up to me there would be NO foreign aid. That's money we can use at home instead of wasting on idiots who hate our guts.

I couldn't have said it better Claudette

~S~

what we spend in foreign aid is a tiny fraction of what we spend, and it benefits us on many different levels. You want to destabilize the world? A good idea would be to get rid of foreign aid.

The best and most recent example of that is Mexico. Trump threatening their aid is what forced them into action of stopping border crossers to their south to get to our southern border. Because of that, border crossings in the US were reduced by over 70% since May.

 

[Claudette]

I hope they take a close look at who's freeloading at tax payer expense.

Domestic aid isn't even on the radar compared to our foreign aid

which reeks of extortion

~S~

If it were up to me there would be NO foreign aid. That's money we can use at home instead of wasting on idiots who hate our guts.

I couldn't have said it better Claudette

~S~

what we spend in foreign aid is a tiny fraction of what we spend, and it benefits us on many different levels. You want to destabilize the world? A good idea would be to get rid of foreign aid.

The best and most recent example of that is Mexico. Trump threatening their aid is what forced them into action of stopping border crossers to their south to get to our southern border. Because of that, border crossings in the US were reduced by over 70% since May.

Yup. The art of the deal.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Coffee will cause ADHD, not treat it

despite that stimulants are traditionally prescribed Admiral

~S~

That usually only works in younger children, which is why Ritalin is rarely prescribed now.