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2015-06-07 Government

Social Security Disability - $17 billion incorrectly paid.

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Posted by Besoeker 2015-06-07 07:49|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top

#1 I often wonder what the total cost to the taxpayer is for SS disability, welfare, crony capitalism, fraud, illegal immigration, aid to foreign countries that never gets where it is supposed --in other words, fraud of all kinds?

Posted by JohnQC 2015-06-07 10:11|| 2015-06-07 10:11|| Front Page Top

#2 The CATO estimates fraud, abuse and corruption costs $100bil per year or more. I'd bet that is a very low estimate. What does $100bil buy you? What does a billion $ buy you? With a little multiplication, one can get $100bil.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-06-07 10:30|| 2015-06-07 10:30|| Front Page Top

#3 The taxpayer only pays a small part of the cost. The government is going massively into debt to pay the rest, debt that will never be repaid. It's all good!

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-06-07 12:09|| 2015-06-07 12:09|| Front Page Top

#4 The problem is that if they started cracking down, somebody would find one person who was wrongfully denied benefits. This would be "proof" that Republicans are heartless bastards.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2015-06-07 13:28|| 2015-06-07 13:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Not to worry... There's literally trillions of IRAs and 401Ks out there the government can "manage" for the greater good of the looter class.

Posted by CrazyFool 2015-06-07 16:18|| 2015-06-07 16:18|| Front Page Top

#6 they will also sieze all the pension funds, public and private.

Posted by Shagum and Tenille6972 2015-06-07 17:14|| 2015-06-07 17:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Quite a market for gun safes these days, even for non-gun owners. Can't imagine why ?

Posted by Besoeker 2015-06-07 17:20|| 2015-06-07 17:20|| Front Page Top

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