Comments on Advance Indiana™: Welcome To The Welfare State

I predict a massive upswing in these types of inci...

2010-01-05T12:13:57.789-05:00

I predict a massive upswing in these types of incidents. You see, it is hard enough to get that upset over a private individual/corporation, but government isn't supposed to "hurt people." When people get hurt, in their mind, by government, I think they take it much more personal than if they are screwed over by a private individual or company. These incidents will likely to get much worse the more government takes over various aspects of our lives. Then when folks have a perceived wrong by government, they will lash out violently.

Scary times we are living in.

Yes, I see that too. He also disputes conclusions ...

2010-01-05T00:51:50.149-05:00

Yes, I see that too. He also disputes conclusions by SSA about the extent of his current medical condition. It makes you wonder why California's budget crisis is the worst in the nation, eh?

After reading the complaint, it looks more like th...

2010-01-05T00:18:20.256-05:00

After reading the complaint, it looks more like the cut in his benefits was due to him moving from California, a state that supplements it's citizen's Social Security benefits, to Nevada, which does not.

Still, you have to wonder why he couldn't simply confirm this with someone outside the SSA rather than choosing the path he did.

Reads a lot like the pro se complaints against the...

2010-01-04T20:38:30.519-05:00

Reads a lot like the pro se complaints against the county jail I get to read from time to time.