Disabled Americans who receive SSI (Supplemental Security Income) deserve more protections and help. SSI recipients are not allowed to have a savings, a life insurance policy, own assets above a meager amount and so many other things that force them to live at a incredibly low level of poverty and quality of life. Not only do they suffer and struggle, but their loved ones are also sentenced to watch them struggle and suffer. The SSI benefit amount is pitiful and disgraceful. They can scarcely pay basic bills let alone buy essentials for everyday living. These are people who cannot help themselves due to disability and they deserve our protection. They deserve a to receive benefits that allow for quality of life and to afford a home and a car, they deserve to be able to purchase and pay for a life insurance policy so that their loved ones aren’t burdened when they pass away. They deserve to have a savings like any other American citizen so that when life happens and they have expenses that they cant otherwise afford, they have a savings to draw from. And for those SSI recipients who have children, their children deserve to draw support just as other children would from parents who draw SSDI or SS. We must make improvements for those among us who are unable to make a living wage because of a disability. We must protect those who cannot help themselves. Disabled Americans are one of those that more often than not fall through the cracks and are often forgotten about. We must make sure they are seen and are made to matter in our country. Please add your voice and unite in showing disabled Americans that they matter, are seen and that they deserve benefits that allow them a quality of life fit for a human being.
Congress is using the wrong data to calculate SSI and in turn this willingness to ignore people’s pain and suffering is why the 2024 election rendered the results it did. Check this video out on being cheated on SSI.