True. A lot of people apply for SSD claiming psych disorders (bipolar, depression, etc.) that are much more subjective than being paralyzed from a car wreck. In the end, it may just come down to hiring the best attorney and hoping a "sympathetic" analyst awards your claim. In addition, many receive SSI which is a pure welfare program. It's not based on working a certain number of quarters. You can start receiving it any time (including childhood) and not do a day of work in your life. What's more, there's an incentive not to work as it can reduce your SSI payments.
do not rely on the system. ALWAYS keep some savings in the mattress for days like this. as been correctly pointed above- system is broken and you can't simply rely on it any more. life is like a zebra - there are always stripes - black stripe, then white stripe, then black stripe, and then always white stripe again - so just keep going!
Somebody claiming disability is basically claiming they can no longer compete in the job market/ workplace. So if you are thinking about getting disability you better be prepared to wait 800 days AND NOT WORK during the application time.... I have heard that ALL disability claims get denied the first time around and you need to get one of those disability attorneys...like Binder & Binder... ES
A woman in front of me in line at Trader Joe's using food stamps and gets into a 2009 Audi A6. Yeah, the system is broken.
If at first you can't get on the dole, try, try again (with the right lawyer). What a country we've become.
Skip the arrest part and go straight to the firing squad. If we want to really rid the system of corruption, death sentences are in order. Prison is just another burden hoisted upon the taxpayers.
the car could belong to a friend. the car could be rented. the car is not likely to be registered in her name. therefore it would be difficult to prove a fraud. you sound jealous. learn to game the system yourself. the more government there is the more ways there are to game the system.