I work in a bank.
I can almost pick out the fake-disabled ones. What’s funny is the TRULY disabled seem to still work a job, somewhere, unless they’re over 60 or so and mostly retired anyway.
What I’m talking about are the 30-somethings (and younger) who, aside from being kinda stupid, don’t seem to have anything wrong with them. Sure, people can have spinal injuries, mental problems, or fatigue issues that are far greater than one can see with the eye, etc. The ones I’m talking about though, they all have the same personality - dumb, history of drugs, live in trailer parks (no offense to others in trailer parks), not particularly attractive, etc.
I believe the law states that as long as you’re medically unable to do your chosen profession, you’re “disabled.”
So if you were a construction worker, and lost a leg, you can’t work in the field anymore, but that doesn’t mean you can’t sit at a desk as an analyst, or design something on a computer, or even drive a modified vehicle, or whatever.
Disability pays what, $1600 a month? You can’t tell me that most of these people can’t find SOMETHING they can do, even part-time, telework, whatever, that can pay them that much.
“What’s funny is the TRULY disabled seem to still work a job, somewhere, unless they’re over 60 or so and mostly retired anyway.”
We want to contribute and anyone who gives us a blasted chance will be rewarded. The best thing for truly disabled folks is to find them a job where the talents they do have can be put to use.
Businesses benefit and people with disabilities benefit. Instead we all end up paying 1200 a month to these leeches who scam the system.
It’s all about general laziness/desire.
Unless someone has just a terrible disability where they are literally bedridden, even folks who are ‘disabled’ can find SOMETHING to do, if they REALLY want to. It’s all about desire.
On the other hand, you have your lazy 20/30 somethings(as you mentioned) that don’t WANT to work. They WANT to be disabled, and that’s what they will be, come hell or high water. SS Disability is the ticket to ‘freedom’ in their worthless minds. Then they line up the rest of the government handouts. I’m SURE many of them also do a bit of work for cash under the table in order to buy drugs and or playing around/party money.
All of it enabled by politicians who take advantage of the fact that a large number of their constituents can vote themselves access to our Treasury, and by extension, OUR wallets.
I seriously believe that if people don’t pay federal taxes, they shouldn’t be allowed to vote in federal elections! It would take a Constitutional amendment for such a thing to come to pass, and any politician ballsy enough to make such a suggestion would be demonized and practically run off the planet.
If you paid into the SS system and become disabled then you can get SSD (Social Security Disability) and your children can get a benefit check too. It’s hard to get SSD and most are turned down the first time. It takes months and sometimes over a year to have an appeal heard. If the benefit is approved then they can get a lump sum amount in addition to their monthly benefit check. If a person never paid into the system (i.e. never worked) they can apply for SSI (Social Security Insurance). The benefit is about $670 per month and the children of the beneficiary are not entitled to receive a check. SSI is handed out like Mardi Gras beads. Just my observation in my line of work.
“What’s funny is the TRULY disabled seem to still work a job, somewhere, unless they’re over 60 or so and mostly retired anyway”
Mainly since they have the God given grace to understand that their condition is a condition, not a lifestyle. I’m on it right now and while I have issues, I’m networking and plan on getting a solid education. Not forever for me.