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and supplemental security income, up until 1995, actually recognized addiction as a disability. so people could get income maintenance by virtue of being an addict; in other words, by virtue of being so intoxicated that they couldn't work. and again, i thought this was a perverse incentive. it kept financing patients' habits, and also, they knew that if they got better, that income would cease. so it was a very, very regressive kind of thing. and i thought there had to be ways to use these benefits so that we could essentially use them as an incentive to recovery, as opposed to almost an inducement to stay sick and dysfunctional. i also realized that i couldn't do that as one person. frequently, i'd say to the patients, you know, 'if only we could have access to your money and help control it for you, that would really help you a lot.' and they'd agree with me all the time and then tell me they would break my legs if i tried. so i appreciated their honesty, of course, but i knew that if one were going to reform these kinds of systems and give out benefits in a way that was constr

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under current law, she must have less than $2,000 in assets in order to be eligible for supplemental security income. that doesn't make a lot of sense, and that's one of the reasons we have to change the law. angie is therefore forced to limit the amount of money that she earns and work multiple paid and volunteer positions in order to benefit from the steady benefits that s.s.i. provides. angie would like to live independently and at the same time know that she has limitations in that regard, because without adequate savings and income, because of the current state of the law, she is forced to live with her family. she would like to be independent. that's -- that's something we all yearn for at some point in our lives. angie's family is worried about her living in financial situations, especially down the line years from now when the family may not -- may not be with her any longer. so stories like angie cain's story, the story of sara wolfe and individuals across the country like sara and like angie are the reason we have got to pass the able act. they don't need a lot of help. they need just a to

the vast majority are those supplementing their income while they live at home or the older people that are supplementing their social securityi'm not saying the minimum wage is something that people can live on. it's something that very few people have to live on and regards to family. >> i truly believe that we should raise the minimum wage and i have no problem with that and it didn't seem to have much pull fresh clever ideas. are we going to expect much new from this campaign? are we going to see republicans talk more about this? the senate and the house have both come out with different bills to try to transcend to overcome obamacare and it has been a long-time coming and i hope that we have a debate about how to fix our health care system. lou: it sounds like it may be left wide open on the issue. >> certainly. i think they have to speak about inclusion if they want to gain traction with the middle class. but for either party they are really going to connect with middle america. they have to talk about job creation. lou: i think that most think that they are in the pockets of the elite. after this they discovered that s

the vast majority are those supplementing their income while th live at home or the older people that are supplementing their social securitysaying the minimum wage is something that people can live on. it's something that very few people have to live on and regards to family. >> i truly believe that we should raise th minimum wage and i have no problem with that and it didn't seem tohave much pull fresh clever ideas. are we going to expect muchew from this campaign? are we going to see republicans talk more about this? the senate and the houseave both come out with different bills to try to transcend to overcome obaacare and it has been a long-time comg and i hope that we have a debate about how to fix ourealth care system. lou: it sounds like it may be left wide open on t issue. >> certainly. i think they have to speakabout inclusion if they want to gain traction with the middle class. but for either party they are really going to connect with middle america. they have to talk about job creation. lou: i think that most think that they are in the pockets of the elite. after this they discovered that she has been indicted f

supplemental nutrition to feed themselves and their family, are we going to demean them after what they have done for the country at that point? of course not. and the legislation, though, promotes food security in low-income communities, encourages healthy eating through increased access to fruits and vegetables. that's something we have done in vermont for years. it's also one of the reasons, that and the fact that we cover every child from birth to 18 years old for health care, that's one of the reasons vermont always listed as either either -- vermont is always listed as either number one or number two for the healthiest state in the nation. but the legislation is also -- and again i compliment the chair on this -- it continues the shared responsibility to preserve our working farm land and our natural resources. you lose these natural resources, this farm land, they don't make it anymore, you're not going to get it back. federally supported crop insurance will ease farmers exposure when natural disasters strike. they will keep working lands in production. but meanwhile, enlisting farmers to continue the simple conservation practices they are already following would ensure the protection of our wetland