To those saying that it is a scam: We’d much rather be working than unemployable due to illness. In my case, I have Parkinsons and am 63. No way I can hold down a job any more. Hung in there for years, finally caught up with me. Difference was only $400 a month between my basic SS payment and the total with disability, but it will mean a lot down the road.
And there are a lot like me. Over 55 with health issues, who have hung in there, but were laid off in the “great recession”. Now, they’re unemployed and unemployable due to age and health. The only alternative is to file for SS and disability. Not that it is a “want-to” but a “got-to” thanks to O and the administration.
8 million are no longer in the work force, and for every job in many places, 50 to 100 are applying, so only the youngest and healthiest are even considered. That is the reality today.
So for those of you whining about the “scam”, go get the facts first.
Amen, brother! Another thing. You’ve got bad health such as a heart condition and nobody will hire you. You may be “able” to work but not as far as compay owner who has to pay your insurance is concerned.
And again, I know there are some scammers. But in this day and age, it’s not as easy as some think. They’ve really tightened up. In fact, I had a lawyer tell me he thinks they’re now rejecting all of the initial claims unless it’s so obvious the guy can’t work such as brain damage.