alt.social-security-disability

"mark" wrote in message
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> what a waste of taxpayer money
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> I signed papers for a student loan 20 years ago, and I remember that if I
> got disabled, the loan would be discharged.

Why didn't you pay off your loan by now? Were you just sitting around
hoping to become disabled?
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> 2006....... I fill out the disability paperwork,,,, been asking them to
> send it to me since 2003
>
> today, after sending THREE copies to TWO collection agencies, and finally
> a set directly to greenville, TX............ along with the usual
> reference to section 207 of the Social Security regs, which says SSI
> payments cannot be levied or garnished..... I get a letter saying that
> Federal Student Aid CAN take 15% of Social Security.... 31 USC
> 3716(c)(3)(A)

Yup. You can NOT get out of paying student loans.
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> then it gets abso-FREAKING-lutely ridiculous........ because the amount
> offset may not reduce the payment to less than $750 a month.
>
> uh.............. I didn't know that.....
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> and uhh....... don't these GENIUSES know that since I referred to the fact
> that I get SSI..... that payment is only $623 a month????????
>
> what the hell is wrong with government employees?

They follow the rules the gubmint makes.
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> what do I need to do to head this off? they want something by Sept 12.
>
Isn't this kinda late in the game to be asking for help? You give 36
hours.....
My guess would be to simply tell them you don't have it and ask what
they can/will do about it. You'd be surprised by how reasonable some of
theses unreasonable govt employees can be. Give it a try! Good luck, you'll
need it.
Jim
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