Waaaay too many. And they're proud of it. Just ask them.
>>>And how many people faking illness are on disability?<<<
Most don’t fake Physical Illness, they get “diagnosed” with Bi-Polar or a vast array of made up Mental Ailments.
In S. CA there is a Disability Lawyer who has Commercials running on daytime TV over and over again. His big line “I’m not just a Lawyer, I’m a Psychologist, and I’ll come to you!”. It’s like ordering on Amazon and getting paid to do so.
I was diagnosed with Leukemia when I was 52, so I took SS as soon as I could at age 62, which also happened to be my estimated “Expiration Date” when I was originally Diagnosed.
Two of my closest Childhood Friends died before they could collect a dime. Their Families got $255 to pay for the Flowers at their Funerals. All that money, in the Hundreds of Thousands that they paid into SS and Medicare GONE.
I’ll end up getting fraction of what I “invested” into the system, and a whole lot less than what that Money would have grown to if Invested over the past 45 Years.
The only good news is that I’ll be on Medicare come next July which should save us some of the $2,100 a Month that we are currently paying for our Medical Insurance thanks to “The Affordable Health Act”, AKA Obamacare.
I probably won’t be on Medicare for the long haul due to my affliction, but every dollar saved helps.