The Ramblings Of Jenn Shuey

I just spent the last hour talking to a friend of mine about a topic that really drives me nuts. He is one of those people who really seriously can’t work due to his health problems, but because South Carolina makes it so hard to get on social security disability, he’s basically stuck. He’s applied numerous times, his doctor keeps telling him he needs to be on disability, but he keeps getting turned down.

His family is supporting him and paying his medical bills while I could specifically name 2 people I know who played the system to get on disability just so they don’t have to work.  One of them even brags about how he plays the system.  He’s been reported by a few people, but nothing is ever done about it.  He keeps receiving his benefits while the people who truly need them are being turned down.

Seriously, I’m not knocking the system. Many of my friends and family members are on disability because they need to be. There are just as many people who are turned down who need the system…the type of people the system was created for. Yet there are so many people playing the system receiving benefits who don’t need them.

My SIL went through this a few years ago. She is a critical type 1 diabetic with many health problems. South Carolina refused to approve her for disability. She moved to Alabama, and her new doctor immediately pitched a fit because she was in no condition to attempt to hold down a job, and the medical bills were piling up. She was quickly able to get SIL signed up in Alabama, yet South Carolina repeatedly turned her down.

I know none of this is making any sense, and you’re probably wondering why in the world I’m going on and on about it, but there are so many of South Carolina’s government programs that drive me nuts because I feel they are being ran completely wrong. I just felt the need to vent a bit.