According to the Social Security Administration, the number of (former) workers collecting disability benefits hit a record 8,827,795 in December.
I’ll stipulate that the vast majority of the 8.8 million are honest folks who really can’t work because they’re disabled … and, I realize that an aging work force has a higher propensity for disablement.
But c’mon, man … this is starting to smell pretty fishy..
The Feds are dishing out over $135 billion annually in disability payments.
How much of the $135 billion do you imagine is going to the folks that Dateline keeps exposing as frauds?
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Here are some more interesting Social Security factoids …
The Homa Files 