Trump Administration Trying to Steal $2,600,000,000 From Disabled Americans

Of course Trump is targeting the disabled.  How many other things are they doing behind our backs?

Some Americans could lose Social Security Disability Insurance benefits under a recent Trump administration proposal ― a change that could affect thousands of people but that has received little attention since it was first floated in November. 

More than 8 million Americans receive disability benefits based on past employment and a loss of wage income due to the onset of a severe disability.

Social Security disability benefits are not easy to get, and most applications are denied. Once an application is approved, the government conducts “continuing disability reviews” every so often to make sure the beneficiary still can’t work. How often the reviews occur depends on whether the applicant’s chance of medical improvement gets classified as expected, possible, or not expected.  

These benefits are lifelines for millions of people with disabilities.

Under the proposed change, the government would look more closely at whether certain disability insurance recipients still qualify as “disabled” after they’ve already been awarded those benefits. While recipients already have to demonstrate their continuing disability every few years, the proposal would ramp up the examinations, potentially running still-eligible beneficiaries out of the program. 

Democrats and disability advocates said the proposed new regulation would only hurt disabled people, that it hasn’t been vetted and that the rule-making process should be delayed.

It’s just one of several unilateral moves the Trump administration has made against social programs that make it easier for people to survive without labor market income.

Trump has lowered the tax rate on massive corporations but increasing the efforts that DISABLED Americans have to get through to receive assistance.  This tells you all you need to know about who he’s representing in the White House.

National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives cited research showing that most people whose benefits are terminated do not go on to earn much money in the ensuing five years because they are too disabled. The letter also noted that the administration itself admitted it could not quantify any beneficial employment effects. 

“The proposed rule relies on mere guesses or wishes to justify a change that evidence shows to be harmful,” NOSSCR director Barbara Silverstone wrote. “This is not just arbitrary and capricious, but callous and malicious.” 

Trump and Republicans attack coverage for pre-existing conditions and now trying to rip away Social Security Disability Benefits.

Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-disability-benefits_n_5e14b935c5b6c7b859d17b97