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To be clear, the article doesn't criticize disabled people - it just shows that there are a lot of people who can't find jobs because their jobs went away, who turn to "disability" programs because they can't find work.
And the state encourages it because it takes them off their welfare/unemployment programs.
That is abuse of the system yes.
There are individuals who abuse any program - my ex-wife decided she didn't want to work anymore so she went on SSI disability. She could work, she just never wanted to - so when she learned that she could go on disability she did whatever it took to get on the program. It took her a year or more and going to many different doctors until she could find enough support to do it, but she did it.
Now she is so far gone (from prescription drug abuse) that she couldn't work if she wanted to - indeed, she needs (but won't accept) someone to handle her affairs, such as making sure she takes her meds, pays her bills and so on. A couple of years ago we found her homeless and on the streets.
And the state encourages it because it takes them off their welfare/unemployment programs.
That is abuse of the system yes.
There are individuals who abuse any program - my ex-wife decided she didn't want to work anymore so she went on SSI disability. She could work, she just never wanted to - so when she learned that she could go on disability she did whatever it took to get on the program. It took her a year or more and going to many different doctors until she could find enough support to do it, but she did it.
Now she is so far gone (from prescription drug abuse) that she couldn't work if she wanted to - indeed, she needs (but won't accept) someone to handle her affairs, such as making sure she takes her meds, pays her bills and so on. A couple of years ago we found her homeless and on the streets.