We are the 99 percent. We are getting kicked out of our homes. We are forced to choose between groceries and rent. We are denied quality medical care. We are suffering from environmental pollution. We are working long hours for little pay and no rights, if we're working at all. We are getting nothing while the other 1 percent is getting everything. We are the 99 percent.

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2nd October 2011

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I am 39 years old, and I receive disability because I was born with a Peripheral Neurological disorder called Charcot Marie Tooth Syndrome. I didn’t always receive SSD…I went to college and earned a dual Masters in Special Education and Literacy,...

I am 39 years old, and I receive disability because I was born with a Peripheral Neurological disorder called Charcot Marie Tooth Syndrome.  I didn’t always receive SSD…I went to college and earned a dual Masters in Special Education and Literacy, because I wanted to help children with disabilities succeed.  After college I worked my butt off for 7 years as a teacher, until my body could no longer keep up.  I had to declare bankruptcy, and give up an occupation I put 15 years into, all because of an injury that took 30 seconds to occur.  I thought college and a career was what I was supposed to do…for the past few years I have questioned that decision.  Now I work 20 hours a week as a secretary because that is all my body can handle, and there are many days it can’t even handle that.  I have no retirement or pension, and have no idea what my future holds.  SSD doesn’t cover my rent and other expenses, though I know I am lucky to have it at all.  the small income I make doesn’t even come close to covering my medical costs, though I know how fortunate I am to even have a job.  I am one of the lucky ones.  I have parents who love me, and if it wasn’t for them I don’t know where I would be.  It used to be my dream to help disabled children face the obstacles I have faced.  My current dream is to be self sufficient, so my parents don’t have to worry anymore.  I am the 99 percent.

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