Comments on: The explosive growth of disability insurance

By: cthulhu

cthulhu — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:18:29 +0000

I’ve got a friend recently diagnosed with MS. She’s having an attack now and may sleep 20 hours a day. She got canned from her last job because of this attack. And she tells me that it’ll take at least 2 years for her to get on disability — despite MS being an example in the law for getting help.

While some “repetitive stress injury” wrist-brace-wearer is already collecting benefits to support his Playstation-on-the-couch lifestyle.

By: Shy Guy

Shy Guy — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:22:13 +0000

I’ve lost my ability to type. How much do I get?

By: Paul-Cincy

Paul-Cincy — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:33:31 +0000

Assumes that is an important character trait. This culture has been rejecting the Judeo-Christian work ethic for a couple of generations

chemman on December 2, 2012 at 12:31 PM

Hey. I said that.

By: chemman

chemman — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:31:08 +0000

He may be gleeful that he was able to game the system or just grimly determined to get what he can in a tough situation. But he will not be able to get the satisfaction of earned success from honest work that contributes something to society and the economy.

Assumes that is an important character trait. This culture has been rejecting the Judeo-Christian work ethic for a couple of generations

By: Paul-Cincy

Paul-Cincy — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:29:09 +0000

Everyone is employable.

Mormontheman on December 2, 2012 at 12:10 PM

There’s this poignancy seeing volunteers lending a hand to help the poor and sick and unfortunate, like victims of disasters. Everyone gets that. I get that. It’s touching. But why not the same poignancy for doing ANY work? Rather than sitting around accomplishing nothing, do SOMETHING, be an addition to society, even if it’s a crap job. The understanding of that value seems to be on the wane. If there’s no stigma anymore with taking and doing nothing, then, why not.

By: Mormontheman

Mormontheman — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:10:15 +0000

Everyone is employable.

By: astonerii

astonerii — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:59:40 +0000

Again, I wouldn’t actually do that, but as besser tot said, the motivation to go to work is diminishing.

juliesa on December 2, 2012 at 11:43 AM

I would not either, but it sure as hell is diminishing.

By: astonerii

astonerii — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:58:39 +0000

Couple that lived next door to me up in Utah had disabled stickers on both of their vehicles. I am sure they were not getting disability checks, but they got the placards. They were at the ski slopes down hill skiing quite often.

By: juliesa

juliesa — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:43:46 +0000

I would never follow through with this, but my impulse after this election is to take whatever I can from the government. After all, that’s what the nation voted for. I’m tempted to tell my son not to apply for work when he gets out of school, and instead apply for disability based on ADD or anxiety or something. If I had a daughter, I’d be tempted to tell her that getting pregnant out of wedlock pays better than a middle class job. Again, I wouldn’t actually do that, but as besser tot said, the motivation to go to work is diminishing.

By: besser tot als rot

besser tot als rot — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:24:56 +0000

It is difficult to continue to find the motivation to go to work every day. I’ll tell you that.