The Altoona Mirror editorializes on the awful Social Security disability backlogs:
... [T]his nation, which, for the most part, prides itself on being compassionate, has, for the past half-decade, been guilty of an increasingly terrible disservice to individuals dealing with disabling physical and mental conditions. ..
Worthy sentiments, strongly-stated but not particularly deep. Would have appreciated their reaction to the House subcommittee hearing from two weeks ago, where a variety of right-wing Congressmen spent time complaining about borrowing money from China, and funding union activities (which are a constant when the backlog is high or when the backlog is minimal), rather than addressing serious solutions to the crisis.
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