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I went to a get together with my wife today. While I was there I ran into someone from the social security office and started talking about claiming disability. I informed her I had been turned down AGAIN for SSI since my military retirement is too high. I am applying because no one wants to hire me as I can't be productive enough to "earn them a profit." We have bills to pay and I just want to make ends meet. She went on to say "regulations are there to prevent those that try to abuse the system." (Well guess what, I started venting) From being at the social security office and seeing the people there that I know get these checks and my wife working at WalMart seeing the same damn thing, I told her a thing or two. I said I am sick and tired of seeing people with brand new SUV's, rims, fake fingernails, fancy ass hairdo's, etc. laughing and carrying on as if they deserve the money to get what they don't need to live. When someone such as myself is always turned down because the doctors you send me to say there is nothing wrong with me but the VA has me down for 90% disabled! Before I could go on she got right up in my face and said something to the effect, "oh you think is't racists huh white boy? You are talking about African-Americans huh white boy? It's all about how black people should bow down before the MAN. I know how you white people think whitey!" All this time she was doing the snake head at me too. Now at no time did I mention anything about the color of anyone's skin. Also would I have struck up this conversation with a black person if I was targeting black's? (Well maybe yes - no just kidding. A bit of humor helps take the edge off here ) Both my wife and I see people of various races and ethnicities fitting this picture and I have been at the social security office A LOT! I find it typical now, that race is the most important thing on a persons mind. While growing up I was taught to get to know someone before making any decisions about them and yes I had a few friends who were black, not many, but a few as back then people just tended to stay within their own circles for the most part and being kids, we went everywhere. I don't recall ever thinking 'oh this boy is black, rather when we ran into someone be it black or white, we simply said, hey I'm Rick and they would do the same. Next thing you know we were playing, talking or cutting up together! Simple times man, simple times.
Just had to vent about this and to say, since being decked by that damn American-Mexican, I am proud to say the only thing I said to her when she started to walk away was, WHAT A BITCH! Well time to send this as tomorrow I am heading in to the social security office and file a formal complaint. Won't do any good except for my piece of mind. Anyone else you think I need to elevate this too?

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I've never been wrong! Once I thought I was, but I was mistaken.
Rick
Loranger, La
1980 Stepside LUV (Again)

If only the gov't could get it straight. Just keep plugging along man... The racism that she's talking about is going to find her one day, she'll meet a true racist, and she'll never complain about racism again. Karma...

If only people could let the past be the past.

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1980 4X4 LUV daily driver, as stock as can be.

every one that i know who actually worked for a living but is now disabled had to fight tooth and nail for social security 1 of which took about 5 years.

its funny they dont have any problem taking money out of your paycheck, but when it comes time to give it back oh hell no!!!!

as for the racist comment it seems to me that the most people that i have met that are racist are um whats the political word?, african? colored? one wrong word in the vicinity of race and people are so quick to pull the race card so fast it will make your head spin.
i am so sick of people usin that for excuses, i am not racist nor do i associate myself with it, we are all the same color on the inside.

i have plenty more on this sublect but i have probably offended enough people for now, hopefully they dont kick me off the site!

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zyanug
75 luv stepside... Work in progress
76 fleetside 350hp 1968 327cu
"No replacement for displacement!"
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You did a whole better than I would have. If that had happened to me, the cops would have had to haul me out of there in hand cuffs!
Blacks are the most racist group there is. They play the race card for everything. Thet got a speeding ticket just because they're black, did'nt get a loan, in prison, got turned down for a job and on and on and on.
What about the National Nego College Fund and The NAACP. Don't they further the cause of Blacks only? Isnt White, Red, Yellow ect a color?
Race relations in this country are only going to get worse as long as the Blacks keep playing the race card over and over again.
I applaud Bill Cosby who is the only Black man in America that will stand up and tell Black people that they are owed nothing because of their skin color and untill thet step up and take responsibility for their own actions and stop acting like a bunch of N*****S ( His words, not mine) that things are never going to improve.
I would take this matter as far as I could. Do not let her get away with this.

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1962 Chevy C-10 Stepside-Rat Rod
1990 Chevy Suburban

The only way to combat violence is with greater violence!
Trying to please everyone is way to hard, but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake!

Figures. I was the only white person at the social security office when it opened today which made me feel like I was going to fight a losing battle. When I spoke to the supervisor about the incident, his response was, "everyone is entitled to their opinions and beleifs and what is said or done away from the office should not reflect upon their performance or dedication to work." Guess what color he is?
Well all I can say is I am going to write my congressman about this. David Vitter probably tagged my e-mails as spam since I send him my comments/opinions on a daily basis!

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I've never been wrong! Once I thought I was, but I was mistaken.
Rick
Loranger, La
1980 Stepside LUV (Again)

There is no good direction this conversation can turn from this point. The lounge is a place for "off topic" conversation, but luvtruck.com isn't a place to discuss race and color, especially when it comes to "not working" or getting "a government check."



Race relations in this country will not improve until everyone realizes that we are simply human beings.

I'm locking this.