re: #98 eclectic infidel

Wingnut jerks.

Anyway, I just learned that my friend J. was recently told by the U.S. SS that she doesn’t count as a member of her own family when she applied for aid for her disabled daughter. Although she is legally married to her spouse in California, since both she and her spouse are women, aid is to be denied. She’s the spouse that stays home and watches the young child so holding down a full time job is out of the question.

Taxation without representation, anyone?

I don’t understand what someone’s marriage status has to do with getting SS benefits, particularly is the woman has no income. It seems she would be at a disadvantage if the feds considered her married with her spouse’s income. She should be a shoo-in for max benefits if SS considers her single without income and the sole caregiver for a disable person.