The number of people claiming to be disabled has increased astronomically in the US.
Number on Disability % Population
1960 455,000 0.65%
2011 8,600,000 5.60%
The UK had a similar problem. But it asked people on their disability dole to submit to a
medical test to confirm they were too disabled to work. A third of
recipients didn't even bother to show up and dropped out of the
program. Of those tested, more than half (55%)
were found fit for work.
Elementary economics tells you that when you tax something you will get less of it. When you subsidize it you will get more of it. In this country we tax people who work. We tax them a lot if they work successfully. We pay people quite handsomely not to work. Should we be surprised that we have increasing number of people not working?
How many more people are we prepared to have not working? How much more money are we willing to borrow so that they don't have to?
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