Jimbo made this comment-
Depends. They may be able bodied but not able minded. It is a mighty big presumption that one would go on the govt doel when you really can’t survive off it anyhow. Noone would purposely go on it. They have their reasons.
I’m not referring to those who are legitmate, I have no problem assisting these folks, and I wish the govt would let me do more through my own means, but I can’t because they garnish my income, and distribute it how they see fit, but thats another issue.
I’m looking speifically at the disablity check. They’re are millions and millions of people on these checks, with questionable ailments. I have personal knowledge of 9 (not gonna tell ya how I know that info, but is truthful) on a disability check. Now they’re varying degrees of disability and some get more than others. All 9 work odd jobs on the side when they feel like it, making cash on the side with no 1099.
There is a entire legal industry devoted into getting people disability checks. I’m telling ya Jimbo its almost comical the way these people ride all over town looking for doctors to support their claim they’re disabled and can’t work. They’ll expend more effort trying to convince some govt file clerk as to why he needs a montly check, than most folks do on a
job.
These lawyers have MDs on retainer, who’ll sign off on a stubbed toe, for 90% disability, and the sad thing about this, the poor file clerk, swamped with 1000s of claims, will negoitate that stubbed toe down to 50%, just to get shut of him, and there ya have it. And that guy is subject to draw that check for 40 years!
It goes on everyday, in every state. For crying out loud, a year after Katrina there were over 40 bodies unclaimed in the morgue down there. Noway the families of those deceased didn’t know something was wrong when Uncle Jack wasn’t at the Thanksgiving Day supper, and nobody has seen him in 3 months. No, they left Uncle Jack unidentified in the morgue because there is a SSI check attached to him, and those checks are being cashed, and thats the mentality you gotta deal with in a entitlement society that was created in the
60s, that is now multi generational.
For sure the govt has cracked down on the disability fraud but only compared to 20 years ago, when everybody who walked in the office sneezing got one. “I can’t work in the spring my allergies are too bad,” “Ok, since you can only work half a year here’s a check for 50% disabled.” And we are still paying those people, and will continue to do so.
It’s just a broken system Jimbo. For every legit person in this system, I can show ya a fraudlent one, so pointing the legit guy not gonna mean the system is good. I’ll concede the fact the program helps alot of people, but whenever someone like Vern points out it is a terrible system and those defrauding it need to go out and get a JOB, a bunch of left wingers jump and down and say he’s insenstive and cruel.
