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The Number Of US Citizens On Disability Is Now Larger Than The Population Of Greece
Excerpted from Jim Quinn's The Burning Platform blog,
The number of people on SSDI now exceeds the entire population of Greece. The aging of the population has nothing to do with the increase. In 1968 there were 51 workers for every person on disability. Today there are 13 workers for every person on disablity. Even the most pollyanna would agree that medical advancements since 1968 have been significant. These medical advancements would argue for less people being on disability and unable to work. Workplace safety measures have been increased exponentially since 1968, so that also argues for less disabled workers. The good old ADA law forced all workplaces to become disabled friendly. That argues for less people on disability. The country has transitioned from a manufacturing society to a service society. Workers don’t work on dangerous assembly lines anymore. Robots do the dangerous stuff. This should have dramatically reduced worker injuries and disabilities.
Everything I’ve pointed out is true. The tremendous increase in people on SSDI is nothing but a gigantic fraud, perpetuated by the Federal government and slimy lawyers. The government broadened the scope of disabilities to include stress, depression, and non-diagnosable things like aches and pains. I have stress, depression and pains too, but I get up at 5:15 every morning and go to work. The SSDI program is a joke. More than half the people on SSDI are lazy good for nothing leeches. They are sucking you and I dry while sitting around eating cheetos, watching Judge Judy on their government subsidized cable TV, and texting with other lazy fucks on their iPhones.
And don't forget, you get the added benefit of Medicare coverage after only two years of SSDI stress.
10,962,532: U.S. Disability Beneficiaries Exceed Population of Greece
The total number of people in the United States now receiving federal disability benefits hit a record 10,962,532 million in April, which exceeds the 10,815,197 people who live in the nation of Greece.
According to newly released data from the Social Security Administration, the record 10,962,532 total disability beneficiaries in April, included a record 8,865,586 disabled workers (up from 8,853,614 in March), 1,936,236 children of disabled workers, and 160,710 spouses of disabled workers.
According to its latest census, Greece had only 10,815,197 residents.
April was the 195th straight month that the number of American workers collecting federal disability payments increased. The last time the number of Americans collecting disability decreased was in January 1997. That month the number of workers taking disability dropped by 249 people—from 4,385,623 in December 1996 to 4,385,374 in January 1997.
As the overall number of American workers collecting disability has increased, the ratio of full-time workers to disability-collecting workers has decreased.
In December 1968, 1,295,428 American workers collected disability and, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 65,630,000 worked full-time. Thus, there were about 51 full-time workers for each worker collecting disability. In April 2013, with a record 8,865,586 American workers collecting disability and 116,053,000 working full-time, there were only 13 Americans working full-time for each worker on disability.
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Could we have a racial breakdown of the disabled .... to see if the gubermint is not violating EOC guideliness ? The disabled population .... should look like America !
see my post above - roughly 65% white overall, some age demographics vary in percentage, but ALL categories show whites receive more benefits.
sorry I couldn't verify your ongoing pre-judged POV.
65% white 30% black 5% other .... that was just one age group .... older groups 59% white 35% black 6% other .... younger age groups white to black ratio is less than 2:1 .... that doesn't look like America ! Blacks are over represented by at least 2 to 1 compared to their per centage of the population .... which is well under 20% .... around 14% .... I think !
The shift of long term unemployed onto SSDI is simply to avoid a potential revolution. The idea that they are "Leaches" and "Parasites" is simply propoganda designed to hide the true reason. I'm surprised some of the self proclaimed non-sheep on this board couldn't figure that one out.
Wait until all those folks on disability are deemed not fit to posses a firearm. . . . for the sake of the safety of the general population.
...soon to pass the population of Canada, if The Dictator has his way. What a farce. This is akin to taxpayer funded bailouts. Oh well, it proves that socialism is great if you love welfare and cheating the taxpayer. Daytime TV bears out the fact that lawyers are a big part of this scam as every other commercial begs you to call one.