Post by jeffolie on Feb 19, 2012 15:36:31 GMT -6
Millions .... need to be tried for their faud as falsely recieving unemployment benefits or false claiming to be mentally ill ...
By what right do you or I have to challenge people as mentally ill enough to qualify for government disability under the SSI portion of the Social Security Act ... we certainly do not have professional credentials that would assert our standing as a mental health professionals equal to the task of determining a person's mental health.
Common sense arises that millions who claimed unemployment benefits and then claimed to be mentally ill enough to qualify for government disability under the SSI portion of the Social Security Act appear to be frauds, scams .... because at first they got government money under the requirements that they were fit to work but conveniently became mentally ill enough to qualify for government disability under the SSI portion of the Social Security Act when their unemployment benefits were exhausted ... at that exact convenient time of exhausting their benefits leads reasonable Americans to conclude they are abusive, frauds, scammers. They need to be tried for their faud as falsely recieving unemployment benefits or false claiming to be mentally ill enough to qualify for government disability under the SSI portion of the Social Security Act appear to be frauds, scams.
Scoundels, frauds, scammers on a massive scale: "... As of January, the federal government was mailing out disability checks to more than 10.5 million individuals, including 2 million to spouses and children of disabled workers, at a cost of record $200 billion a year ... Among those claiming disability, 43 percent are asking for benefits because of mental illness ... Mental-illness claims, in particular, are surging. ... During the recent economic boom, only 33 percent of applicants were claiming mental illness, but that figure has jumped to 43 percent,
"... With their unemployment-insurance checks running out, some of the country’s long-term jobless are scrambling to fill the gap by filing claims for mental illness and other disabilities with Social Security — a surge that hobbles taxpayers and making the employment rate look healthier than it should as these people drop out of the job statistics. ... "
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Report: Millions of jobless file for disability when unemployment benefits run out
Being unemployed for too long reportedly is driving people mad and costing taxpayers billions of dollars in mental illness and other disability claims.
The New York Post reported Sunday that as unemployment checks run out, many jobless are trying to gain government benefits by declaring themselves unhealthy.
More than 10.5 million people -- about 5.3 percent of the population aged 25 and 64 -- received disability checks in January from the federal government, the Post wrote, a 18 percent jump from before the recession.
Among those claiming disability, 43 percent are asking for benefits because of mental illness, the Post wrote. A growing number of those people are older, former white-collar workers.
Disability claims come from the Social Security Trust Fund, which is set to go broke in 2018. Congress last week agreed to dip into the revenue stream to give a 2-percentage point tax break to working Americans.
The Post noted that the more people file for disability claims, the better for the unemployment picture since those people are removed from the jobless rolls.
Read more: www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/19/report-millions-jobless-file-for-disability-when-unemployment-benefits-run-out/#ixzz1mrekC9OZ
Jobless disability claims soar to record $200B as of January
By JANET WHITMAN
Last Updated: February 19, 2012
Standing too many months on the unemployment line is driving Americans crazy — literally — and it’s costing taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars.
With their unemployment-insurance checks running out, some of the country’s long-term jobless are scrambling to fill the gap by filing claims for mental illness and other disabilities with Social Security — a surge that hobbles taxpayers and making the employment rate look healthier than it should as these people drop out of the job statistics.
“It could be because their health really is getting worse from the stress of being out of work,” says Matthew Rutledge, a research economist at Boston College. “Or it could just be desperation — people trying to make ends meet when other safety nets just aren’t there.”
As of January, the federal government was mailing out disability checks to more than 10.5 million individuals, including 2 million to spouses and children of disabled workers, at a cost of record $200 billion a year, recent research from JPMorgan Chase shows.
The sputtering economy has fueled those ranks. Around 5.3 percent of the population between the ages of 25 and 64 is currently collecting federal disability payments, a jump from 4.5 percent since the economy slid into a recession.
Mental-illness claims, in particular, are surging.
During the recent economic boom, only 33 percent of applicants were claiming mental illness, but that figure has jumped to 43 percent, says Rutledge, citing preliminary results from his latest research.
His research also shows a growing number of men, particularly older, former white-collar workers, instead of the typical blue-collar ones, are applying.
The big concern about the swelling ranks is that once people get on disability, they’re unlikely to give it up and go back to work.
“It’s not like other support programs, such as unemployment insurance, which you lose after a year or two,” says Michael Feroli, chief US economist with JPMorgan.
Social Security’s disability fund, which has been operating short of cash since 2005, is forecast to run out of reserves by 2018.
The jump in successful disability claims also is making the unemployment picture look extra rosy because those folks are falling off the jobless rolls.
“If they’re on disability they’re generally not counted,” says Feroli, who estimates that a quarter of those dropping out of the job market are getting disability. “It’s no trivial number.”
Read more: www.nypost.com/p/news/business/pain_brings_gain_taZkGOAUhXALmhEEyMpmqJ#ixzz1mrfBnhMD
By what right do you or I have to challenge people as mentally ill enough to qualify for government disability under the SSI portion of the Social Security Act ... we certainly do not have professional credentials that would assert our standing as a mental health professionals equal to the task of determining a person's mental health.
Common sense arises that millions who claimed unemployment benefits and then claimed to be mentally ill enough to qualify for government disability under the SSI portion of the Social Security Act appear to be frauds, scams .... because at first they got government money under the requirements that they were fit to work but conveniently became mentally ill enough to qualify for government disability under the SSI portion of the Social Security Act when their unemployment benefits were exhausted ... at that exact convenient time of exhausting their benefits leads reasonable Americans to conclude they are abusive, frauds, scammers. They need to be tried for their faud as falsely recieving unemployment benefits or false claiming to be mentally ill enough to qualify for government disability under the SSI portion of the Social Security Act appear to be frauds, scams.
Scoundels, frauds, scammers on a massive scale: "... As of January, the federal government was mailing out disability checks to more than 10.5 million individuals, including 2 million to spouses and children of disabled workers, at a cost of record $200 billion a year ... Among those claiming disability, 43 percent are asking for benefits because of mental illness ... Mental-illness claims, in particular, are surging. ... During the recent economic boom, only 33 percent of applicants were claiming mental illness, but that figure has jumped to 43 percent,
"... With their unemployment-insurance checks running out, some of the country’s long-term jobless are scrambling to fill the gap by filing claims for mental illness and other disabilities with Social Security — a surge that hobbles taxpayers and making the employment rate look healthier than it should as these people drop out of the job statistics. ... "
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Report: Millions of jobless file for disability when unemployment benefits run out
Being unemployed for too long reportedly is driving people mad and costing taxpayers billions of dollars in mental illness and other disability claims.
The New York Post reported Sunday that as unemployment checks run out, many jobless are trying to gain government benefits by declaring themselves unhealthy.
More than 10.5 million people -- about 5.3 percent of the population aged 25 and 64 -- received disability checks in January from the federal government, the Post wrote, a 18 percent jump from before the recession.
Among those claiming disability, 43 percent are asking for benefits because of mental illness, the Post wrote. A growing number of those people are older, former white-collar workers.
Disability claims come from the Social Security Trust Fund, which is set to go broke in 2018. Congress last week agreed to dip into the revenue stream to give a 2-percentage point tax break to working Americans.
The Post noted that the more people file for disability claims, the better for the unemployment picture since those people are removed from the jobless rolls.
Read more: www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/19/report-millions-jobless-file-for-disability-when-unemployment-benefits-run-out/#ixzz1mrekC9OZ
Jobless disability claims soar to record $200B as of January
By JANET WHITMAN
Last Updated: February 19, 2012
Standing too many months on the unemployment line is driving Americans crazy — literally — and it’s costing taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars.
With their unemployment-insurance checks running out, some of the country’s long-term jobless are scrambling to fill the gap by filing claims for mental illness and other disabilities with Social Security — a surge that hobbles taxpayers and making the employment rate look healthier than it should as these people drop out of the job statistics.
“It could be because their health really is getting worse from the stress of being out of work,” says Matthew Rutledge, a research economist at Boston College. “Or it could just be desperation — people trying to make ends meet when other safety nets just aren’t there.”
As of January, the federal government was mailing out disability checks to more than 10.5 million individuals, including 2 million to spouses and children of disabled workers, at a cost of record $200 billion a year, recent research from JPMorgan Chase shows.
The sputtering economy has fueled those ranks. Around 5.3 percent of the population between the ages of 25 and 64 is currently collecting federal disability payments, a jump from 4.5 percent since the economy slid into a recession.
Mental-illness claims, in particular, are surging.
During the recent economic boom, only 33 percent of applicants were claiming mental illness, but that figure has jumped to 43 percent, says Rutledge, citing preliminary results from his latest research.
His research also shows a growing number of men, particularly older, former white-collar workers, instead of the typical blue-collar ones, are applying.
The big concern about the swelling ranks is that once people get on disability, they’re unlikely to give it up and go back to work.
“It’s not like other support programs, such as unemployment insurance, which you lose after a year or two,” says Michael Feroli, chief US economist with JPMorgan.
Social Security’s disability fund, which has been operating short of cash since 2005, is forecast to run out of reserves by 2018.
The jump in successful disability claims also is making the unemployment picture look extra rosy because those folks are falling off the jobless rolls.
“If they’re on disability they’re generally not counted,” says Feroli, who estimates that a quarter of those dropping out of the job market are getting disability. “It’s no trivial number.”
Read more: www.nypost.com/p/news/business/pain_brings_gain_taZkGOAUhXALmhEEyMpmqJ#ixzz1mrfBnhMD