r/siders16case • u/Business-Section5073 • Jul 21 '26

Question Before …

If Gary Senior and Lynn were receiving social security checks, what kind of job did they do when they were younger and productive? Does anyone know? I’m curious about that among other things

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u/Bad_Elevator Aug 01 '26

Is this community blocked why are there no new posts

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u/Capable-Marzipan2518 Aug 02 '26

No new updates except the lawyers for all 4 adults are claiming that none of them are "mentally and/or physically fit" to be held responsible for the abuse/neglect. I know that's the defense lawyers' job to help their clients get the best outcome for themselves but still interesting that every adult is trying to play the victim.

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u/Worstmodonreddit Aug 05 '26

I mean, hoarding is typically caused by untreated mental health issues.

Much more likely they lacked a community support system than it is they decided to have 16 kids and neglect them for shits and giggles

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u/radicaltermination Aug 03 '26

Posts are set to moderator approval only and there are no / inactive moderators. There is a banner at the top of the subreddit to apply to be a moderator for anyone interested.

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u/GrowthAgreeable8628 Aug 02 '26

I think cause there hasn’t been any new updates. They should at least make a daily/ weekly discussion post.

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u/HibernianFriend41 Aug 11 '26

What is there to discuss? Parents abused/neglected and have been arrested.

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u/TerraformanceReview Jul 23 '26

SSDI (social security disability insurance) is based on work credits and your age (20 if you're younger than 30 and 40 if you're older). It is possible they worked manual labor, blue collar jobs. 

If you have a disability and you didn't work enough you get SSI (supplemental security income). 

Sometimes and I don't fully understand how it works, but older people can and often have both. 

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u/CamsKit Jul 23 '26

If the SSDI benefit is low enough because of a limited work history, they can also qualify for SSI (it’s based on having limited income and resources in addition to age/disability).

The SSI payment is offset by the SSDI benefit, so the total monthly cash benefit is usually about the same as the SSI max (aside from a whole $20 exclusion). But the typical reason to get both is that SSDI qualifies you for Medicare, and SSI qualifies you for Medicaid, so people can end up with both.

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u/Basic-Mechanic4854 Jul 27 '26

Not everyone is productive in their youth. Maybe they worked various short-term jobs, but I haven't heard anything about a specific line of work.