Social Security Disability getting swiftboated

[MattP]

I saw on the ticker about half of recipients getting overpayments but if you read the article it counts all mistakes over a twelve year period on those surveyed, they are trying to make it look like a corrupt program to kill it these people are so evil

[djean111]

1. Now you've done it! Get ready for heartfelt whining about knowing LOTS of people who are

scamming the system! That particular anecdotal thing needs a good rewrite. Comes down to 1%, if I remember correctly. And no outrage about the trillions that the MIC just "loses".

Medicare will start bleeding from the TPP - camel's nose under the tent there.

And then - Social Security will be left in the bottom of the barrel, ready for the kill.

[n2doc]

2. The RW target de jour

Ignore the fraud in defense and Ag. Focus on magnifying any problems in programs that help the 99%.

[rhett o rick]

3. I wish this Democratic Admin would look out for the people. nm

[John_Doe80004]

4. in the words of jeff rense

i know he is off in conspiracy land on just about everything but this one statement he has rings true today and is how most politicians, billionaires and conservatives view us.

when you are elderly or disabled you are no longer useful to the system at large and you just become a useless eater and the way they feel is if you get sick, become too old, or become permanently disabled that you should just go off into a corner somewhere, or a jail cell and die, preferably quick to make room for people who are still useful.

[dembotoz]

5. Two for one shot go after the cripples and taint the old cause the programs sound alike

[daredtowork]

6. Could you post a link for that?

Also, the government has a way of taking back overpayments.

[John_Doe80004]

7. i can vouch personally on that statement

i tried to work back in the 90's went through about 5 jobs in 2 years, i did not understand at the time you needed to submit pay stubs monthly and got into an overpayment situation. they docked my check for about 10 or so years @ i think 20.00/month till the overpayment was paid back.

[daredtowork]

8. I understand how it works

I have another current OP on SSI/SSDI, and I'd like to add the link on fake "overpayment scandal" as a resource.

[daredtowork]

9. Add this quote to your OP

I found this quote from Sean Brune, the Senior Adviser from the Social Security Administration that addressed the Senate Panel on the matter of the matter of the SSI overpayments:

“Let me make clear that while we work diligently to correct and pursue them, improper payments do not equate with fraud. Improper payments can occur for a number of reasons, some of which are outside the control of the beneficiary or the agency,” Brune said.

Source: http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/03/18/ssi-flagged-improper-spending/20143/

I found a bunch of rightwing news sources on this, but I'm still looking for one that understands that overpayments just means that screw ups on the onerous weekly work-reporting process, and this can be recovered through W2-matching.

Again, a "mincome" would solve this surveilling and means-testing issue. Most of the waste is in the bureaucracy. A pittance is going to the poor people that need the money.


Here's a great article which includes Social Security claiming a 99% accuracy rate:
http://money.cnn.com/2013/10/28/pf/social-security-overpaid/