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LeftishBrit

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32. On the contrary, people like your friend suffer from the right-wingers attitude that many people are

Reply to GiaGiovanni (Reply #7)

Sun Aug 11, 2013, 03:56 PM

Aug 2013

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committing fraud.

It isn't that there is a backlash because so many people are committing fraud. It's the other way round. There is an emphasis on, and gross exaggeration, of 'fraud' BECAUSE of the backlash against the social safety net, that has arisen for other reasons.

It is really the same sort of thing as the Reaganite propaganda about 'welfare queens'.

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Fraud And Disability Equal A Multibillion Dollar Black Hole For Taxpayers [View all] GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 OP

Also, from Slate GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #1

on youtube doing the robot to Steppenwolf hfojvt Aug 2013 #25

Is this him? Generic Other Aug 2013 #51

Other links GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #2

You cannot self diagnose and get ssdi. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #13

Exactly. These critics want to get rid of disability for ALL people. duffyduff Aug 2013 #19

+1.. almost every claim is denied at first.. SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #41

Sorry to hear it took that long. Absolutely ridiculous. deurbano Aug 2013 #59

Yeah you get a lump sum for everything you are owed from the day you file.. SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #62

The US Military is a multi trillion dollar welfare program. nt valerief Aug 2013 #3

So soldiers are on welfare? GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #5

At least 60% of non-discretionary taxes go to the military. It's really more due to unfunded valerief Aug 2013 #6

So that translates to soldiers being on welfare? GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #8

No, more like government contractor fat cats on welfare BuelahWitch Aug 2013 #55

What does that have to do with fraud? GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #9

Defense contractor fraud links BuelahWitch Aug 2013 #57

fighting fraud is all well and good except when it becomes an excuse to slash helpful programs dembotoz Aug 2013 #4

I agree, but widespread fraud takes away credibility from any program GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #7

There isn't "widespread fraud." duffyduff Aug 2013 #22

On the contrary, people like your friend suffer from the right-wingers attitude that many people are LeftishBrit Aug 2013 #32

I'll tell you what. Threads like this don't help your dear friend. kcr Aug 2013 #72

Rightwing horseshit from Forbes. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #10

My son is bi-polar and seriously ill. It took us 12 years to get him qualified. Don't tell me how OregonBlue Aug 2013 #11

+1000 LeftishBrit Aug 2013 #14

12 years! Geez... deurbano Aug 2013 #60

This sounds like an attempt to soften the public to accept cuts in disability LeftishBrit Aug 2013 #12

UK is not the U.S. duffyduff Aug 2013 #21

Getting more similar, though; and sadly not in the good ways LeftishBrit Aug 2013 #23

There IS no problem with "fraud"--that is a right-wing lie duffyduff Aug 2013 #24

I agree LeftishBrit Aug 2013 #65

Can we do something about fraud in the military/surveillance budget? Corporate handouts? Farm subsid KittyWampus Aug 2013 #15

The National Bureau of Economic Research - Funded by Scaife Foundations blogslut Aug 2013 #16

interesting there hfojvt Aug 2013 #27

This is one of many similar articles I have seen lately Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #34

None of the people I know on disability got it that easily. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #17

Hit piece from someone who has not gone through the process. Downwinder Aug 2013 #18

Articles are pure propaganda and have no basis in fact. duffyduff Aug 2013 #20

It depends on a lot of things Recursion Aug 2013 #29

An ironic note loyalsister Aug 2013 #66

as someone that spent almost 5 years DonCoquixote Aug 2013 #26

Bingo Fumesucker Aug 2013 #33

This American Life did a much more nuanced look at this a few months ago Recursion Aug 2013 #28

Media Matters pretty much tore this article to shreds IIRC. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #35

That report has been called into question Beaverhausen Aug 2013 #37

None of Media Matters' facts address what Joffe-Walt reported Recursion Aug 2013 #44

Yes they do. alp227 Aug 2013 #68

So why were the people in Hale County wrong about what they themselves are doing? Recursion Aug 2013 #69

Nope. That pos report from their money matters side was also rightwing crap. Warren Stupidity Aug 2013 #42

Yep. The lawyers and private companies are real Recursion Aug 2013 #43

How to Distinguish a Rep from a Dem FreeJoe Aug 2013 #30

bullshit. ramping up the anti-SS propaganda in preparation for cuts, just as they did with welfare. HiPointDem Aug 2013 #31

Why are u posting rightwing talking point articles? leftstreet Aug 2013 #36

they of course should look for fraud but there is a campaign to make it look worse than it is so liberal_at_heart Aug 2013 #38

***COUGH***liar***COUGH. nt xchrom Aug 2013 #39

Tell ya what Zippy. I'll trade you my diseaseS for your job NightWatcher Aug 2013 #40

I tried to explain a fraud sorefeet Aug 2013 #45

Some of us do, and we know a line of b.s. when we hear it. n/t duffyduff Aug 2013 #49

Whatever sorefeet Aug 2013 #52

Ya see that guy was sorefeet Aug 2013 #46

Oh, right, sure. duffyduff Aug 2013 #48

From the article... LeftofObama Aug 2013 #47

I don't know sorefeet Aug 2013 #50

administrative law judge xchrom Aug 2013 #56

Why are you peddling right wing bullshit here? DJ13 Aug 2013 #53

OK I've read your posts- ruffburr Aug 2013 #54

Get it right folks sorefeet Aug 2013 #64

I don't give a fuck. When there's unemployment some well deserving person gets the scammer's job. hunter Aug 2013 #58

HCA was fined 1.7 Billion dollars for fraud onethatcares Aug 2013 #61

it took me almost 2 years to get my disability. DesertFlower Aug 2013 #63

Some people who really need disability have a very hard time getting it GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #67

bullshit. ramping up the 'welfare queen' meme to help gut SS. HiPointDem Aug 2013 #70

... alp227 Aug 2013 #71

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