This weekend the entire hour of This American Life
radio program was dedicated to the issues associated with Social
Security Disability. The program dedicated the whole hour to Chana
Joffe Walt exploring the SSDI program after noticing a sharp increase in
the numbers. She looked at the lawyers who help get people the proper
appeal, the children who are ruled disabled, and the states that are
using the program as an alternative to welfare. There are now 14
million currently living on disability which averages around $13,000 per
year.
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It's crazy that so many people are on disability. Wonder if we re-thought how unemployment was calculated then maybe these people could be better served. This article talks about the 'gap' in the statistics. http://www.statisticsblog.com/2013/03/minding-the-reality-gap
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