Wow. I had NO IDEA this was going on. I consider myself pretty informed....I would bet most people are also unaware of this!
So the parents not only get welfare, they get SSI if their kids are on these drugs? Or do they just get whatever pays the most?
Very true friend! The Majority have no idea about what is going on with the SSI program and the politicians refuse to even speak out about it. This year the number of Beneficiaries will increase to over 8 Million people possibly even 9 Million.
In 1996 during the so called welfare reform legislation SSI was left virtually untouched. All Clinton and Gingrich did was abolish Aid to Families with Dependant Children (AFDC) and created Temporary Assistance to needy Families (TANF) which was made to be temporary and reduced in benefits to what AFDC was. They mainly forgot about SSI.
Supplemental Security Income has grown unabated. Just about anyone who is poor can get on the program if they persist hard enough. Even Convicted Felons receive benefits and can not lose their benefits despite how many convictions are on their record.
I encourage everyone to learn more about this program and to demand reforms be made to it from the new Republican Congress.
They max out getting it all.