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I thought disability is the new unemployment insurance for people who can't find a job. Once you have no other options you apply for disability.
by maxxxxx 8y ago
I thought disability is the new unemployment insurance for people who can't find a job. Once you have no other options you apply for disability.
- assblaster 8y agoWith the unemployment rate so low and the number of jobs created increasing, why would disability application be a logical next step?
- freedomben 8y agorconti posted some interesting links above: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/03/disability-insurance-americas-124-billion-secret-welfare-program/274302/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/03/disabil... http://apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/ http://apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/
- maxxxxx 8y agoI am not an expert but from what I have read after a few years people drop off the unemployment numbers and aren't counted anymore. They pretty much cease to exist as far as the employment world goes. Either they have to go on welfare or disability.
- assblaster 8y agoI guess the question then is what criteria qualifies a non-disabled person to be considered disabled?
- nradov 8y agoPeople only drop off the unemployment numbers and stop being counted if they stop actively looking for work. https://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm#unemployed https://www.bls.gov/cps/cps_htgm.htm#unemployed Even people who no longer appear in the official U-3 unemployment statistic will often appear in U-4/U-5/U-6 depending on their exact circumstances. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t15.htm