GRRRRRRRR.
Dec. 8th, 2005 12:18 amThe Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the government can seize a person's Social Security benefits to pay old student loans.
Retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote the decision that went against a disabled man, James Lockhart, who had sued claiming he needed all of his $874 monthly check to pay for food and medication.
Want more details on how this pertains at the individual level? Have a look here.
Want more details on how to get somebody to do something to change the law so this kind of crap doesn't happen again to people who've already gotten the shaft by both life and the government? Pop over here and contact your elected officials.
I suggest phone calls; email is iffy, and Congress apparently treats all their paper mail as if it's going to lunge at them and rip out their throats and pour anthrax spores into their lungs directly.
Retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote the decision that went against a disabled man, James Lockhart, who had sued claiming he needed all of his $874 monthly check to pay for food and medication.
Want more details on how this pertains at the individual level? Have a look here.
Want more details on how to get somebody to do something to change the law so this kind of crap doesn't happen again to people who've already gotten the shaft by both life and the government? Pop over here and contact your elected officials.
I suggest phone calls; email is iffy, and Congress apparently treats all their paper mail as if it's going to lunge at them and rip out their throats and pour anthrax spores into their lungs directly.