There is fraud. As with all gov't programs, when money is being waved around, some people will do anything to get their hands on it.
Improper payments aren't always the result of fraud. Sometimes it results from errors and mistakes. Some made by recipients, some made by SSA.
Out and out fraud is relatively small potatoes.
There are now more than 10 million citizens receiving disability payments.
Latest figure I could find showed over $10B going to them annually, I'm sure more today.
Out of that, how much is really spent because of out and out fraud?
A lot less than most people seem to think.
And the gov't solution is to hire MORE investigators.
The problem isn't too much fraud. If NOBODY qualified for disability payments under current rules, you can bet the gov't wouldn't end the program, they would change the rules. If people refuse to see the real problem, then it will never be fixed.
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