Michael Stretton, a Social Security Disability Claimant Representative, provides a highly detailed description of the labyrinthine process of claiming disability benefits in the USA.

A general audience might find this episode a little overwhelming - we did! - but this discussion contains A LOT of insightful information and we hope it is of use.

References:

How to win a claim (PDF attached to this episode on Patreon): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lx-4-1cgKPXZIYE-YvDi6u7g9XnCafNc/view?fbclid=IwAR2y0fPgdAMMfYR4b_H6Vpa9hBDbUEfSQLSeHwkolXUhUE5ONCnVYUhK2BI

"The purpose of a system is what it does": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_purpose_of_a_system_is_what_it_does

Noam Chomsky - Wage Slavery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ze4AA-p8w&t=40s

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