Disability System Disabled

The combined spending on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) has risen to a huge $200 billion a year, and it seems many of the nearly 12 million Americans who receive such benefits are merely scamming the system, a system that will soon run dry, provided that taxes on working people are not raised substantially.

The abuse and overspending in government disability programs is so bad that even National Public Radio and 60 Minutes have taken notice.