NEW EPISODE: “Bridging the Gap – When Veterans Are Punished for Progress”
By Shawn Nathan William Havens – The Arrogant Independent
Every day, thousands of disabled veterans are told to rebuild their lives through education and training — and then punished for doing exactly that.
Right now, veterans who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) risk losing their income the moment they enroll in VA rehabilitation or job training programs.
It’s a broken system — one that pits recovery against survival.
In this episode of The Arrogant Independent, we take a hard look at how this happened, and what can be done to fix it through a simple, cost-neutral reform:
The Temporary SSDI Ticket-to-Work Benefit, a new proposal that would let the VA protect SSDI income for veterans in training — so no one has to choose between a paycheck and progress.
🎧 Listen to the full podcast episode now
“Bridging the Gap: When Veterans Are Punished for Progress”
(available on all platforms soon)
📄 Read the full report:
Bridging the Gap: A Veteran-Centered Reform of the Ticket to Work and SSDI Systemshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1qaGOZqfT1RAj3t4zg2NSN_wirBK3bX02/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111018917453627434082&rtpof=true&sd=true
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