tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post2689396487048660431..comments2024-03-28T10:15:57.792-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Updated Disability Trust Fund NumbersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-44333662290484585452014-11-25T12:36:43.847-05:002014-11-25T12:36:43.847-05:00It probably has to do with a slowly improving econ...It probably has to do with a slowly improving economy -- more workers means more FICA taxes, including the portion going into the DIB Trust Fund.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-69183510396314247252014-11-24T11:43:48.989-05:002014-11-24T11:43:48.989-05:00There might be a correlation there, but I wouldn&#...There might be a correlation there, but I wouldn't be moved by it.<br /><br />I think you'd have to see a decrease in disability decisions/determinations (or even a decrease in favorable ones) to have the data to make the assertion it seems you're trying to make.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-80890292444513961542014-11-24T09:26:27.989-05:002014-11-24T09:26:27.989-05:00Does anyone see a correlation between the marked i...Does anyone see a correlation between the marked increase in the hearings backlog and the increased balance in the DI trust fund ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com