laissezfaire
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Arizona
I have just been placed on leave from my job because I am pregnant with twins and my job includes a lot of physical labor. I applied for my long-term disability insurance and they say that after I get my first month's payment I am required to apply for Social Security benifits. I know I won't be approved because for Social Security to consider you "disabled", your injury or illness has to either last over 1 year or result in death. My problem is that I am a libertarian and I abhor anything government funded. Do I have to apply for Social Security? It goes against everything I believe in. It's also why I thought I was covering myself by getting the insurance in the first place. I also think it's shady that the insurance company can take your premiums like clockwork but when it comes time to pay, they dump that load on the backs of the taxpayers.
I have just been placed on leave from my job because I am pregnant with twins and my job includes a lot of physical labor. I applied for my long-term disability insurance and they say that after I get my first month's payment I am required to apply for Social Security benifits. I know I won't be approved because for Social Security to consider you "disabled", your injury or illness has to either last over 1 year or result in death. My problem is that I am a libertarian and I abhor anything government funded. Do I have to apply for Social Security? It goes against everything I believe in. It's also why I thought I was covering myself by getting the insurance in the first place. I also think it's shady that the insurance company can take your premiums like clockwork but when it comes time to pay, they dump that load on the backs of the taxpayers.