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Eighty retired New York cops, firefighters charged in disability fraud

Eighty retired New York police officers and firefighters were charged on Tuesday in a suspected disability scam in which authorities said dozens of people falsely claimed to have been traumatized by the September 11 attacks. In all, 106 suspects were charged in a scheme that goes back to the late 1980s, according to Manhattan District […] Continue reading →

Disabled: No silver bullets for looming SSDI crisis

By: M. MacMillin Slobodien Politicians have a tendency to wait until the last minute and then try to solve every problem with a quick fix. Taxpayers witnessed this with the raising of the debt ceiling and with every recent “stimulus” bill that has passed. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)—the federal entitlement program that was originally […] Continue reading →

More Americans on Government Dole Than Found Jobs

Between April and June, according to statistics released by the Senate Budget Committee, more Americans went on Social Security disability than found jobs. According to figures released by the committee, a total of 246,000 people enrolled in the Social Security Disability Insurance program while during the same period a mere 225,000 found jobs. Senator Jeff […] Continue reading →