Rise in disability fraud is more like it. So many Social Security lawyer scammers on TV now it’s ridiculous.
A definitely Red State problem. I wonder why since Red states aren’t supposed to be freeloaders since they are more conservative. Kinda disappointing. I was hoping it was the blue states who had the disability scam. Rats!!!!
Work is becoming “cruel and inhumane punishment” much like water-boarding. How can a kind and civilized society expect folks with an aversion to earning their own way to tie up so much of their time and effort at work?
Rise in disability fraud is more like it.
Agree you may be to young to remember but there was a TV program called Queen for a day,the best sob story won by the applaud-o-neter.
“Rise in disability fraud is more like it. “
There is also disability fraud when leaving the military. There is the “percent” dance upon separation that is winked at in far too many instances - if you get a fractional disability declared, then that fraction of your retired pay is tax free.
When you offer people free money, don’t be surprised when they take it.
occassionally I'll see someone actually in a wheelchair, or wearing braces on both knees and using a walker or crutches...
but almost all those parking in disabled free parking areas walk and move just as well as I do....
okay, so I'll get slammed now because I'll be told that "you can't always see the disability".....BS!
if you're able to get out of your car and walk up the stairs to the casino and play all day, you are NOT disabled...
I refute the authors statement about how you'll be poor all your life if your on disability...
if you work some, get your house, and you get on disability, and then your spouse gets on it too, which means you don't pay any SS tax, and means you'll get Medicare, which means you might also get breaks on your property taxes, then you have got it made...especially if you other assets because disability is handed out no matter how many houses, sports cars, etc you have.....I know this personally...
But going on disability means you will not work, you will not get a raise,...No, but it does mean you can a $60,000 a year job under the table mowing lawns, electrical jobs, cleaning houses/ carpets, painting, etc. See it here EVERY DAY in a small town of maybe 50,000 people.