Some 8.9 million disabled workers were collecting monthly DI benefits at the end of 2013,[1] roughly three times the 1980 figure of 2.9 million. Most of that growth stems from five, primarily demographic, factors. Population growth. The working-age population — conventionally defined as people aged 20 through 64 — grew by 43 percent between 1980 … Continue reading
For for 192 straight months -or 16 years – the number of people getting federal disability checks has grown. That’s staggering enough but it seems much of the country is just now waking up to these skyrocketing numbers thanks in large part to a stunning investigative piece for NPR titled “Unfit for Work” which outlined … Continue reading