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Not so fun fact I learned today! They can reduce your SSI and make your spouse make up the rest if you get married. It even applies to common law marriage. That's just straight up eugenics, but what do you expect from the world's most evil, genocidal, settler-colonialist country in the world behind Isnotreal!
Is it eugenics because it’s a disinsentive to get married as a disabled person? I never thought about it that way but it makes sense. Education about eugenics is very lacking in schools given how dangerous and prevalent it is. I’d like to learn more about its history, what role it plays in today’s society and how to tackle it for disability rights movement if anyone has book recs.
In my mind it disincentivizes disabled folks from starting families since marriage has a lot of benefits for couples with children. Sure an extra $2000 tax break is a big help but it certainly doesn't cover that lost monthly income!
Yes that makes sense. The way our governments ‘help’ us with below poverty income that is only given if you basically work a full time job in proving you’re actually too sick to work and on top of that is controlling your life because of all the rules attached is truly rage inducing :)
THIS. I get so angry when people claim disability claimants sit around having a nice time for free. It's a full time job being disabled with all the insanity you have to go through to get and keep benefits, plus appeals, endless medical appointments and treatments, etc.