From theburningplatform.com:
Denninger is far too nice in his assessment of the SSDI program. The Free Shit Army has jumped into this program with abandon. Once their two years of unemployment payments ran out, they suddenly developed mysterious ailments that keep them from working.
It’s amazing that over 60% of the people receiving SSDI have conditions that can be easily faked and not verified. Depression about having to get a job is considered a mental disorder, allowing the deadbeat to receive about $50,000 of benefits for doing nothing. That mysterious muscle ache which can’t be diagnosed will also do the job. Just watch the shyster lawyer commercials during the Jerry Springer Show to see how you are ENTITLED to SSDI.
The fact is this program was created for workers who got injured on the job and was supposed to be temporary until they could recover and go back to work. The workplace is 100 times safer than it was 25 or 50 years ago. Service jobs pushing paper or using computers or cash registers is not conducive to disability. Eating until you are 300 pounds will make you unemployable, but is no excuse for going on disability. Workplace injuries account for less than 5% of all SSDI recipients. The billions being doled out to lazy good for nothing parasites has bankrupted the SSDI program. But don’t worry. They’ll just rob the equally bankrupt SSI program to keep paying these lazy fucks. Obama and his minions think this program is great, as it solidifies the Democratic base of non-working voters. Plus, these people don’t count in the unemployment rate calculation.
http://www.theburningplatform.com/2015/03/03/disability-a-problem-we-refuse-to-address/
To continue reading (and for some great graphs): Disability
SSDI was never for workers who were temporarily disabled-it was for people who have injuries that make them unable to work-workers Compensation is the program for workers injured on the job.
While there are problems with SSDI,SSI – Supplemental Security Insurance)-is what’s robbing the program even worse than SSDI-in order to receive SSDI-normally known as SSD,a person has to have held a job,and worked for the equivilant of 20 years. Over 90% of people are denied the first time they apply,and no,muscle aches do not qualify you SSD. You must be seen by Dr’s under contract to Social Security,who verify your disability.
It’s nowhere near as easy to qualify for SSD as the author makes it appear to be.
In order to receive SSI, a person has no work history requirement. There are people who tell their kids to “just act crazy”-then they collect over $500.00 per month-cash benefit,along with medical benefits through Medicaid.