The number of able bodied adults riding the backs of taxpayers on the strength of a claimed addiction to drugs, alcohol, sex, overeating, computer games, some other lack of self control, plan old wierdness, or some behavioral issue or character flaw is astounding.
Problems that would have been dealt with a generation or two as laziness, failure to grow up, or just plain dishonesty and scamming are now politcally correct “disabilities”.
I know of many able bodied men and women on disability and food stamps who are perfectly capable of doing just about anything you can think of, such as hunting, driving, home and car repair and maintenance, etc. Their claimed “disability”? Drug or alcohol abuse or overeating to the point they get tired just rising in the morning.
What do they do to cope with their “disability” until the next government check shows up? - they lay around doing drugs, boozing in bars, or stuffing their faces with more food.
Many doctors do not participate in this kind of scamming and will not help able-bodied people to claim an unjustified disability. But the scammers just doctor shop until they find the right one.
Back in 1977, a bunch of us who were hanging down at the old park got jobs at Digital Equipment Corporation. We were Assemblers who became Technicians. We told one of the other guys he should join us. Good job. Paid Healthcare and Stock Option Plan. He took his cigar out of his mouth and told us, he he was not going to work a day in his life and we’d suckers would be paying for his beers and cigars. He lives across the street from me now. And he held good on his word. We only see him when he opens the door to let his cat out to bleep in yards. He’s scum. His uncle belongs to the Italian club with me. Don’t even mention the name to him. Disgrazia!
I know one that's been disabled (for about ten years now) by the stress of commuting 60 miles each way from Fredericksburg, VA to DC. I've been making that commute since 96.