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CNS News:
8,786,049: Yet Another Record for Americans Collecting Disability
The Social Security Administration has released new data revealing that 8,786,049 American workers are collecting federal disability insurance payments in September. That sets yet another record for the number of Americans on disability.
The 8,786,049 workers taking federal disability in September is a net increase of 18,108 from the 8,767,941 workers who took federal disability in August.
Over the past 45 years, the number of American workers taking federal disability payments has increased four-fold relative to the number actually working.
In August 1967, 74,767,000 Americans were working (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics) and 1,152,861 were taking federal disability insurance (according to the Social Security Administration). That means that at that time there were about 65 Americans working for each worker collecting disability.
In August 2012, 142,101,000 Americans were working and 8,767,941 were on disability--meaning there were only 16.2 people working for each person collecting disability.
One in 16 collecting disability. There are a couple of these people in my community. I call them alcoholics or drug users. To think that our tax dollars are supporting this lifestyle is pathetic. I have zero problem with supporting the truly disabled -- there should be a social safety net but it should not be a hammock for everyone who wants to opt out of the work force...
Posted by DaveH at September 18, 2012 10:59 AM