tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post2244998353693179055..comments2024-03-28T18:46:20.316-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Not Much Fraud To Talk AboutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-10120620042139149292017-05-01T14:29:59.842-04:002017-05-01T14:29:59.842-04:00I have seen disabled people declare self-employmen...I have seen disabled people declare self-employment to get EITC once, but it usually doesn't keep working. There were some income tax preparation folks that encouraged this, but they got in trouble and the practice slowed up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-70998835470282933192017-04-30T12:54:47.518-04:002017-04-30T12:54:47.518-04:00@533--unlikely someone is going to pay self employ...@533--unlikely someone is going to pay self employment tax for someone else. There is a sweet spot from about 8-13K, depending on how many kids the person is claiming, where the EITC is the highest amount. They have to pay some SEI tax but the EITC refund is much greater, so basically saying you do hair or sell on ebay can net you $3-4000 a year in tax refunds. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-17016977272769335332017-04-29T05:33:33.078-04:002017-04-29T05:33:33.078-04:00I have seen a lot of self-employment showing up on...I have seen a lot of self-employment showing up on the earnings record that is undeclared too. I thought though that it was often other people using their SSNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-78002362461454813022017-04-28T21:50:03.394-04:002017-04-28T21:50:03.394-04:00I'd like to see something done about EITC--Ear...I'd like to see something done about EITC--Earned Income Tax Credit--fraud. Quite a few SSI applicants who say they have never worked come in to file with 4-5 years or more of SEI at about $12000 per year. Some are insured and have been paid, despite never having a business. I know a few folks who are self employed and I don't think any of them have ever "forgot" they were self employed like the SSI applicants frequently do. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-83524128829194195942017-04-28T19:20:54.990-04:002017-04-28T19:20:54.990-04:00In regard to the above comment, Timothy Snyder has...In regard to the above comment, Timothy Snyder has just written a new short book entitled ON TYRANNY. His second chapter is entitled Defend Institutions. It is an excellent analysis of the deligitimization of democratic institutions. Spot on with your analysis. Resist! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-28438212409212735132017-04-28T09:19:51.787-04:002017-04-28T09:19:51.787-04:00There is only one logical purpose in the constant ...There is only one logical purpose in the constant drumbeat of claiming "vast" disability fraud: to de legitimize the program and its recipients. Senator Cotten's "Return to Work" bill is predicated on the premise that they CAN. Rand Paul's suggestion that "half (ssi/ssdi) of them are on it because they have anxiety or their back hurts..." is insulting, misleading and either an outright LIE or shows increadible ignorance. I am unaware of these and other "disability fraud" proponents (James Lankford) beating the drums for eliminating other, easier to detect or prevent types of federal government fraud and waste. Such as income tax evasion, government waste on "maintaining" ancient computer systems (80 billion a year), corporations spending millions to "legally" avoid paying taxes, etc. General Electric has nearly one thousand tax lawyers, just to find and exploit loopholes in ovoiding taxes. Do these Senators propose bills to restructure tax laws to make it impossible to ovoid paying taxes for the rich and for large corporations? Do you here them going after Afghan "ghost soldiers" and other fraud? Do you here them complain about ALJs who deny people who are disabled? Do you you here them proposing harsher penalties on government employees who commit fraud? What about doctors that commit Medicare and Medicaid fraud? I don't either.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01430141227801711657noreply@blogger.com