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First Term: Americans Collecting Disability Increased 1,385,418—Now 1 for Each 13 Full-Time Workers

Submitted by emalvini on Sun, 01/20/2013 - 14:34
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First Term: Americans Collecting Disability Increased 1,385,418—Now 1 for Each 13 Full-Time Workers

January 20, 2013
By Terence P. Jeffrey

(CNSNews.com) - During President Barack Obama’s first term, the number of Americans collecting federal disability insurance increased by 1,385,418 to a record 8,827,795.

As a result, there is now one person collecting disability in this county for every 13 people working full-time. Forty-two years ago, in December 1968, there were 51 people working full-time in this country for each person collecting disability.

Read more: http://cnsnews.com/news/article/first-term-americans-collect...


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This cannot be sustained.

Submitted by anothernobody on Sun, 01/20/2013 - 15:13.

At what point does it collapse?

Rectal Glaucoma

Submitted by Betty Liberty on Sun, 01/20/2013 - 14:55.

Just can't see my a$$ goin' to work today.

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When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign: that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. ~J. Swift

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Betty!!

Submitted by emalvini on Sun, 01/20/2013 - 15:00.

Can't see your bleep going to work today?

lol..

Thanks for posting....