Like every other corrupt trustee, the United States government should have its assets seized and auctioned to the highest bidder and the proceeds used to retire all current and future obligations. This should include the personal assets of all high-level government employees.
BACKLOG DELAYS SOCIAL SECURITY
By LEIGH STROPE Associated Press Writer
May 2 2002, 6:01 AM PDT
Washington - Social Security officials say disabled Americans who apply for benefits often must wait two to three years to start receiving them because of a backlog of applications. (Note: Medicare does not kick in for another 2 years after this award!)
SS Commissioner Jo Anne Barnhart delivered those findings Wednesday to Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, who requested during Barnhart’s confirmation hearing last year a study of delays in agency operations. …It can take as long as 1,150 days to process a disability application, the SSA study said. For about half the time, the applications remain idle because of a huge backlog of cases that haven’t been completed because of legal appeals and other procedures. For example, there were about 200,000 backlogged cases in 2001 at the administrative judge level.
Out of 100 people who apply for disability benefits, on average 40 will be approve in about 125 days, the agency said, based on 2001 figures. About 35 of the 60 applications that were denied will go away, and about 25 will appeal. If a person continues through the entire appeals process, a final decision could come in as long as 1,150 days.
…..The SSA receives more than 2 million applications for disability benefits each year.
“The result is that disabled Americans are left to spend hundreds of days in limbo without critical help.” Baucus said………