I know a guy who is on SS disability (worked as a baker and messed-up his back when an 80lb. sack of flour fell on him).
He says SSI pays him around $700/month. And it sucks because he’s much rather be doing a job that he loved which paid him $21/hour.
On the other hand I know another guy who was a union tradesman who went on SSI. Can’t figure out what his disability is because I always see him working on cars and hanging Christmas lights on his roof. I am sure he used to make much more than $21/hour. He now spends his days drinking beer and watching porn.
I found this link when I was doing the post, but it is more of a personal story, so I used the broader story which just defined “crazy checks.” Little kid was groomed to act crazy.
American Spectator also has a good story on it:
http://spectator.org/36566_new-welfare-swindle/