Do Republicans misunderstand Social Security, or just feign ignorance?

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

56. Sorry, but once again I can't see how your response is relevant to my post you were replying to.

Let's review. I said that it's possible that people who were qualified for disability benefits might not have applied when the economy in general was better.

Say your family has had a good income over the years and you've managed to put away some money. You could pretty easily afford to send you kids to college. You medical insurance wasn't massively expensive. Your pension hadn't been stolen by Wall Street. Your spouse is still working in a well-compensated position.

I say many people would have chosen not to apply for federal disability payments under these conditions. Those are far different conditions from those in which most of us find ourselves nowadays.

So, again, my post was about people who were entitled to disability benefits (for whatever condition) not bothering to apply for them because their financial situation was good enough that they could get by OK without the benefits.

Your main point seems to be that, "The debilitating disease and injury rates are largely independent of the economy." That may be true, but I can't see why you would feel the need to make this point in response to my point. What am I missing?