What do you do if you get diagnosed with diabetes?

A New York Times articles states some pretty sobering statistics about type II diabetes.One out of every 10 people in America has diabetes (if that's not a staggering reflection on the general health of the nation, I don't know what is)By the year 2050, it's predicted that one in every three Americans will have diabetes Twenty-five percent of those with type II diabetes do not get the care they

Why the U.S. Postal Service is going under, especially in Wake Forest NC

Ok, this post is not really an analysis of the U.S. postal system. But...I had an experience at my own local post office and after relating the event to my wife, her response was: "That's why they're going under. All they have to offer is service and if they can't offer then what good are they?"Here's what happened. We have recently relocated to our new home which is a restoration of an old

Social Security and Applying for Disability Benefits

I can't tell you how many times I've heard it fall from someone's mouth that they thought that individuals filing for disability benefits were a huge drain on the nation's coffers. My immediate response has always been to point out to them that the great bulk of payments issued by the social security administration has everything to do with retirees. Still, the stories that get the most press

Work Records, Medical Records, and Social Security Disability

Most people who apply for SSD or SSI have no trouble demonstrating that they have some sort of severe impairment, but many are surprised when, despite solid medical documentation, they are denied disability benefits. In these cases, when a claimant has been denied on the basis of their presumed ability to return to their past employment or their presumed ability to transition to some new type of

Social Security Disability and the future

I can't recall where I read this information (I came across it about a week ago); however, the subject of the article was the federal government's possible future approach to dealing with its obligations. Of course, this meant tax increases and spending cuts, which seems logical to most people, though not necessarily to all, particularly those who are of the mindset that America, simply because