From
Fox News:
The Social Security Administration improperly awarded disability
benefits in more than 25 percent of cases examined between 2006 and
2010, according to a new Senate report -- potentially costing taxpayers
millions of dollars.
The findings conclude an 18-month investigation by the chamber’s
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and show that roughly a quarter
of the 300 randomly selected disability cases were awarded benefits
“without properly addressing insufficient, contradictory and incomplete
evidence.”
Each questionable decision can mean a big taxpayer expense. According
to one estimate, the average lifetime disability award is $300,000.
The investigation was led by Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, a medical
doctor and the subcommittee’s top Republican. He said the bipartisan
report shows information gathered over the past several years concludes
the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security
Income programs are “teetering on financial bankruptcy.”
The study wasn't bipartisan. It was anything but scientific. The people doing the study had no idea what they were doing. They had no business second-guessing anyone on disability determination. However, in a sense, none of this matters. All that matters to Fox is that it's easy to convince people, particularly those who lean rightward that people take advantage of a government benefits program.
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