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Redbird ([personal profile] redbird) wrote in [community profile] thisfinecrew2020-01-28 08:55 pm

Action: oppose change to social security disability rules

The proposed rule change would increase the frequency of "reviews" of Social Security disability benefits--i.e., take away people's benefits. If you can submit a public comment, they're required to consider each individual comment; they may not care, but those comments could be useful when a lawsuit is filed to block the damn thing. The public comment period ends on Friday, January 31.

ProgressAmerica has a "take action" link, with suggested wording. is here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/act-now-protect-social-security-oppose-the-trump-administrations-cruel-policy
As always, for public comments it's important to at least rephrase the suggested wording, whether or not you add anything. (I made mine personal, talking about someone I know who this might harm.)

Formally, this is Docket No. SSA-2018-0026; Rules Regarding the Frequency and Notice of Continuing Disability Reviews
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[personal profile] teaotter 2020-01-29 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks for listing the Docket number! It made it easy to find the Federal Register site directly for comments:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/11/18/2019-24700/rules-regarding-the-frequency-and-notice-of-continuing-disability-reviews#open-comment

(and then I copied the wrong URL *facepalm*)
Edited 2020-01-29 02:21 (UTC)
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[personal profile] sathari 2020-01-29 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks for this! Commented.
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[personal profile] elucidate_this 2020-01-30 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
Commented. Thanks!