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A disabling fiscal trend
Social Security Disability payments serve a necessary purpose, and the steep rise in Americans on disability raises serious concerns about the program’s sustainability. The number of former workers receiving Social Security disability benefits rose from 5 million in 2000 to 8.8 million in 2012, according to a recent report in The Washington Post. And 2.1 million dependent children and spouses also receive benefits. Read more…
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