Myth and Manipulation
Over a year ago Senator Tom Coburn stated during a general speech period that Social Security Disability Insurance would be bankrupt in 2015, he then went on to other things. During another general speech period Senator Diane Feinstein said it would go bankrupt in 2016, she then moved on to other things. They are from opposite sides of the aisle, presumably with access to the same facts and figures, so which year is it and why is nothing being done about it and why is it virtually ignored by the media? Social Security Disability Insurance (S.S.D.I.) is a complicated program which is demonized by it's opponents through gross misrepresentation of alleged large numbers of recipients who don't really need it and have in some way orchestrated a scam to receive benefits. This is a Federal program that is administered and reviewed by agencies within your own State. In virtually every case the first application will be denied. Depending on where you live this will take up to five mo...