tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post3708426762211703987..comments2024-03-29T08:44:53.158-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Another Think Tank Report On Social Security DisabilityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-37671007399101432702012-08-20T15:42:18.029-04:002012-08-20T15:42:18.029-04:00Charles, are you ever happy? You should love this...Charles, are you ever happy? You should love this report, since it gives the same reasons you like to give for the increases in applications and awards, none of the suggestions for changes supported by the author would significantly harm your income stream (unlike those mean Republicans who want to toss all the disabled out into the street), and because it is a left-leaning organization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-63275471586456414552012-08-20T15:39:28.474-04:002012-08-20T15:39:28.474-04:00What happened in the late 1990s that might have af...What happened in the late 1990s that might have affected Social Security applications?! How about changing the rules so that substance abuse was no longer a disabling condition. Oh yeah, the rules for child SSI were revised. So, two big changes that resulted in a number of people being terminated and having to reapply and a number of cases having to be re-evaluated. That could certainly explain the increase in applications in the late 1990sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-55919366729386594792012-08-20T08:35:48.676-04:002012-08-20T08:35:48.676-04:00These statitical analysis often fail to consider t...These statitical analysis often fail to consider the forces within the SSA bureaucracy itself. The early part of this decade was marked by "productivity " enhancements that mandated claims be taken from everyone including those individuals who were clearly not insured. Although the chart shows claims per insured individuals, a closer examination might find many technical denials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com