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| Commercial Break By Dick Summer, Communications Director |
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| Lots of your friends probably have singed eyebrows from all the backyard barbecuing that’s going on these days. Many men who do very little cooking all year long, all of a sudden become instant backyard chefs when summer arrives. It’s a little like "Boys with toys" I guess. But all the blood, flames and smoke of this summer won’t be about hot dogs, steaks and hamburgers. The political campaigns are in full roar. And the mis-information machine is in high gear. | ||
Let’s clear up one mis-understanding that over cooks my onions. This is part of a note that came to me recently: "We must flood the President’s e-mail box with e-mails telling him that it is already impossible to live on Social Security alone. If the government gives benefits to illegal aliens WHO HAVE NEVER CONTRIBUTED, where does that leave those of us who have paid into Social Security all our working lives ? Illegal aliens must not have access to Social Security benefits." The next time some friend makes a comment like that as his eyes turn red, the veins in his neck stand out, and his voice sounds like a 747 taking off... give him something cold to drink, sit him down on a comfortable chair, turn the air conditioning up to stun, and very calmly tell him, "WRONG !" S.S.D. RULE OF THUMB #1 - Only people who have contributed their fair share to Social Security receive Social Security Disability benefits. Social Security is a government mandated insurance policy that pays off when you reach retirement age, or when you are forced to retire because of a medically verifiable disability. It doesn’t matter if you are a citizen, an alien or a Martian, if you haven’t paid into the Social Security system, you’re not going to get a disability pay out from the Social Security system. End of argument. Period. Done. Pass me another hamburger please. Medium. |
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Richie Martes |
| Power People - Richie Martes - IT Director |
No matter how busy things get with the computers, I.T Director Richie Martes takes the time every day to call at least one of our clients in person with some good news about his case. Richie calls that his, "Deed For The Day." Richie is a New Yorker who has been with Binder and Binder since 1995. He has done almost every staff and management job in the company, including four and a half years as our West Coast Regional Manager in Los Angeles...where he was given his nickname... "Broadway." "Broadway" has a Business Management degree from Pepperdine University...an accomplishment that most of his high school teachers would find astounding. "I always liked school, and I got good marks, but I was always in trouble" is how Richie puts it...with kind of an impish grin. Richie and his wife Mayra are bringing up their twins Amber and Brandon to be staunch New York sports fans...Yankees, Giants and Knicks. The kids are also learning about music. Richie studied modern dance, and has been known to dazzle on the dance floor ...especially to music by Earth, Wind and Fire, T.K.A. and Diana Ross. Richie gets to work early. About 6 AM most days. He likes to see to it that our computers are pumped and ready to connect with our clients. But no matter how long his day runs, "Broadway" always takes time before he leaves, to make that personal call to one of our clients...with some very welcome good news. "Broadway" likes being a big hit...with his Deed For The Day." |
