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HiPointDem

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70. bullshit. ramping up the 'welfare queen' meme to help gut SS.

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Mon Aug 12, 2013, 04:24 PM

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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