[SeekAndFind]

It's a shame we'd have to read this headline from a newspaper across the Atlantic.

[mosaicwolf]

How can this many people become disabled? I don’t get it.

[CGASMIA68]

screwed up again,took ss early....should a gone on disability.....sucks being brought up with morals

[marstegreg]

Since when is not being able to find a job considered a “disability”? (that’s what it looks like from where I’m sitting)

[Patriot Babe]

Let me get this straight:

85000 Americans on Disability
80000 Jobs Created
_____________________
5000 Americans have a found a job
80000 Disability Jobs Created

Remember having ODumbo as your El Presidente can be a pain in the butt - which by the way it is a disability.

[PGR88]

I’m just wondering exactly WHEN the Federal Gov’t goes bankrupt.

In fact, it should be declared bankrupt already, but these things can take time.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

In the past few qualified without going through months and months of the appeals processes.. this 'splains a few things about today for some making claims.

"Compassionate Allowances [started in 2008] are a way of quickly identifying medical conditions and diseases that consistently qualify under the SSDI's Listing of Impairments. The program allows the SSA to quickly identify individuals who are most obviously disabled and can no longer work based on quickly obtainable medical information [and do not need to do anything special to apply] . . . The SSA will determine whether the condition qualifies for the Program, and if it does, the approval time period is much quicker than the usual process.

"The Compassionate Allowances Program . . . includes more than 100 conditions and diseases that are so severe that the SSA does not need to obtain the applicant's complete work history in order to reach a decision. Since an applicant's total work history is not required, the process is faster.

"The Compassionate Allowances Program includes certain cancers, immune system conditions, and adult brain disorders. The list is expected to grow to 165 conditions by this summer (2012). An experienced Social Security disability attorney can help discern whether an applicant's condition meets one of the conditions included in the program. Such assistance may further speed up the approval process."

My emphasis. Copied from the web site of "[a]n experienced Social Security disability attorney can help discern whether an applicant's condition meets one of the conditions included in the program. Such assistance may further speed up the approval process."

[txrefugee]

Will the last one to get a Scooter, please turn off the light?