Social Security Administration

Record Number: 10.9 Million Americans Collecting Disability

Newly released data from the Social Security Administration reveal that the number of Americans collecting disability payments is at an all-time high — 10,962,532 — more, to put to put it in perspective, than the total number of people living in Greece.

CNS News writes, “April was the 195th straight month that the number of American workers collecting federal disability payments increased. The last time the number of Americans collecting disability decreased [...]

Record 10,962,532 now on disability

(CNSNews.com) – The total number of people in the United States now receiving federal disability benefits hit a record 10,962,532 million in April, which exceeds the 10,815,197 people who live in the nation of Greece.

According to newly released datafrom the Social Security Administration, the record 10,962,532 total disability beneficiaries in April, included a record 8,865,586 disabled workers (up from 8,853,614 in March), 1,936,236 children of disabled workers, and 160,710 spouses of [...]

Social Security goes after man for $895 overpayment to mom 42 years ago

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Imagine if your parent received an over-payment from the government but decades later, the government took the money out of your tax return.

Gilbert Stokes, 60, of Jacksonville, said it happened to him.

“I’m angry,” Stokes said Wednesday morning.

Stokes felt the same way when he received a letter from the Social Security Administration in January.

“[The letter] said [SSA] was going to withhold my taxes unless I contacted about this [...]

8,830,026: Americans on Disability Hits New Record

(CNSNews.com) – The number of American workers collecting federal disability payments climbed to yet another record high of 8,830,026 in January, up from 8,827,795 in December, according to newly released data from the Social Security Administration.

This is the 192nd straight month that the number of American workers collecting federal disability payments has increased. The last time the number of Americans collecting disability decreased was in January 1997. That month the number of workers [...]

Charles Hugh-Smith: Why Employment Is Dead in the Water

by Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds blog,

Employment is dead in the water because opportunities for organic expansion are few and the cost basis of doing business in the U.S. keeps rising.

Let’s start by reviewing the basics of employment in the U.S. Courtesy of the St. Louis Federal Reserve, here is the non-institutional civilian population of the U.S. (Note that the Civilian Non-institutional Population With No Disability, 16 years and over (LNU00074593)–roughly speaking, the workforce of the nation– [...]

First Term: Americans Collecting Disability Hits All-Time Record

(CNSNews.com) – During President Barack Obama’s first term, the number of Americans collecting federal disability insurance increased by 1,385,418 to a record 8,827,795.

As a result, there is now one person collecting disability in this county for every 13 people working full-time. Forty-two years ago, in December 1968, there were 51 people working full-time in this country for each person collecting disability.

In January 2009, the month Obama was inaugurated, there were [...]

Social Security Trends: Beneficiaries, Total Costs, Number of Workers, Ratio of Workers to Beneficiaries

globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com / By Mike “Mish” Shedlock / Tuesday, January 08, 2013 2:57 PM

Inquiring minds are digging into social security trends including the numbers of beneficiaries, average costs, total costs, number of workers, and the ratio workers to beneficiaries.

First, let’s take a look at the CNS News report Social Security Ran $47.8 Billion Deficit in Fiscal Year 2012.

The Social Security program ran a $47.8 billion deficit in fiscal 2012 as the program brought in [...]

‘Disabled’ Workers Hit New Record in December: 8,827,795… Social Security Program Ran $47.8 Billion Deficit in 2012…

(CNSNews.com) – The Social Security program ran a $47.8 billion deficit in fiscal 2012 as the program brought in $725.429 billion in cash and paid $773.247 for benefits and overhead expenses, according to official data published by Social Security Administration.

The Social Security Administration also released new data revealing that the number of workers collecting disability benefits hit a record 8,827,795 in December–up from 8,805,353 in November.

The overall number of Social Security program beneficiaries—including retired [...]

What a gas! Federal worker cited by bosses in five-page warning for ‘uncontrollable flatulence’ in the workplace

A Social Security Administration worker has been cited by his superiors for ‘conduct unbecoming a federal officer,’ relating to his ‘uncontrollable flatulence’ in the workplace.

The Maryland man, 38, was reportedly hit with a five-page reprimand Dec. 10 that included a meticulously-crafted log of specific dates and times when coworkers observed – or overheard – him ‘releasing the awful and unpleasant odor’ in his Baltimore office.

The letter’s log reportedly cited 17 [...]

Thousands of dead Californians remain eligible to vote

An NBC Bay Area Investigation has uncovered thousands of California voters who remain on the voter rolls despite having died several years ago.

That discovery prompted several state and Bay Area election officials to re-examine their records, after our investigation brought this issue to light.

NBC Bay Area used the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File to cross reference with the California state voter rolls using name, date of birth, and similar [...]

October Sets New Record For Disability Claims: 8,803,335 Collecting Benefits

(CNSNews.com) – The number of American workers collecting federal disability insurance benefits hit yet another record high in October, according to theSocial Security Administration.

This month 8,803,335 disabled workers are collecting benefits, up from the previous record of 8,786,049 set in September.

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/8803335-another-new-record-disability-975-day-under-obama

DISGUSTING POS! ‘You should’ve served US better and died!’ Debt collector berates disabled veteran

What an ugly soul!

A debt collector, angered that a disabled US Army veteran was living off of disability payments, told him he “should have died” in war instead of “taking advantage of” other Americans.

Minnesota-based debt collection agency Gurstel Chargo is now facing a lawsuit for verbally abusing the Army vet over a $6,000 defaulted student loan, Courthouse News reports.

“If you would have served our country better you would not be [...]

It’s Noah in Hawaii and Sophia in New York, and Mason, well, everywhere: The nation’s most popular baby names state by state

From Alaska to Maine, a state-by-state breakdown of top baby names has revealed the different trends sweeping the nation.

According to a list, released by the U.S. Social Security Administration, popular culture and religion continue to play a major part in the decision process.

Indeed following Kourtney Kardashian’s decision to christen her son Mason Disick in 2009, the name has crept to the top spot in twenty-two states including Maryland, Missouri, New York and Idaho.

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THE NAME GAME: TOP [...]

8,786,049: Yet Another Record for Americans Collecting Disability vs.1,152,861 In 1967

(CNSNews.com) – The Social Security Administration has releasednew data revealing that 8,786,049 American workers are collecting federal disability insurance payments in September. That sets yet another record for the number of Americans on disability.

The 8,786,049 workers taking federal disability in September is a net increase of 18,108 from the 8,767,941 workers who took federal disability in August.

Over the past 45 years, the number of American workers taking federal disability payments has [...]

Social Security Gearing Up for Civil Unrest

First it was the Department of Homeland Security, then it was the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and now the Social Security Administration is set to purchase 174,000 rounds of hollow point bullets that will be delivered to 41 locations across the country.

A solicitation posted by the SSA on the FedBizOpps website asks for contractors to supply 174,000 rounds of “.357 Sig 125 grain bonded jacketed hollow point pistol ammunition.”

An [...]

Dinosaur Media Runs Cover for DHS 1.4 Billion Ammo Buy

Infowars.com
Sept 6, 2012

The Associated Press has launched a whitewash of the recent controversy which saw numerous different branches of the federal government purchase large quantities of ammunition, focusing on the Social Security Administration’s purchase of 174,000 bullets while completely ignoring a far larger purchase by the DHS which totaled over 1.4 billion bullets.

MSM: Why does Social Security need 174,000 bullets?

WASHINGTON (AP) — It didn’t take long for the Internet to start buzzing with conspiracy theories after the Social Security Administration posted a notice that it was purchasing 174,000 hollow-point bullets.

Why is the agency that provides benefits to retirees, disabled workers, widows and children stockpiling ammunition? Whom are they going to use it on?

“It’s not outlandish to suggest that the Social Security Administration is purchasing the bullets as part of [...]

REPORT: Feds allow doubledipping into jobless, disability benefits, costing taxpayers $850M

As many as 117,000 Americans simultaneously collect unemployment benefits and federal disability each year, a form of double-dipping that investigators say costs taxpayers $850 million annually and should be ended.

The reason for the double-spending, investigators at the Government Accountability Officereported this week, is good old-fashioned lack of communication.

Put simply, the Labor Department that funds unemployment benefits and the Social Security Administration that funds disability payments don’t compare notes, leavings tens of [...]

Retired Major General Jerry Curry: Who does Homeland Security plan to kill with over a billion rounds of ammo?

By Major General Jerry Curry, USA (Ret.)

The Social Security Administration (SSA) confirms that it is purchasing 174 thousand rounds of hollow point bullets to be delivered to 41 locations in major cities across the U.S. No one has yet said what the purpose of these purchases is, though we are led to believe that they will be used only in an emergency to counteract and control civil unrest. Those [...]

Major General: Why Are Domestic Government Agencies Purchashing Enough Lethal Ammunition to Put 5 Rounds In Every American?

by WashingtonsBlog

Why Aren’t Our Armed Forces Good Enough to Protect Us?

Preface: There might be an innocent explanation. But given recent trends, this is worrisome.

Retired Major General Jerry Curry wrote Friday:

“The Social Security Administration (SSA) confirms that it is purchasing 174 thousand rounds of hollow point bullets to be delivered to 41 locations in major cities across the U.S.

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Those against whom the hollow point bullets are to be used — those causing the civil [...]

Agencies tamp down speculation over hollow-point ammo purchases

Obscure federal agencies triggered a firestorm of conspiracy theories this week after they put out orders for thousands of rounds of deadly hollow-point bullets.

But the agencies, most recently the Social Security Administration, are trying to put a damper on the speculation — noting the ammunition is “standard issue” and simply used for mandatory federal training sessions.

“Our special agents need to be armed and trained appropriately,” said a message on the official [...]

WTF is up with this? Social-Security Admin now requesting Ammo

DHS, NOAA Weathermen and now the Social-Security Administration.

https://www.fbo.gov/index

Preparing for civil unrest? Ammunition to be delivered to 41 locations across U.S.

Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

UPDATE: DHS Now Covering Up Ammo Purchases?

Social Security Administration To Purchase 174 Thousand Rounds Of Hollow Point Bullets

Preparing for civil unrest? Ammunition to be delivered to 41 locations across U.S.

Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

A solicitation posted by the SSA on the FedBizOpps website asks [...]

Seventy-five percent of Americans nearing retirement age in 2010 had less than $30,000 in their retirement accounts.

A 90% cogent article in The New York Times discusses the utter absence of any contact with reality in most Americans’ retirement plans. The numbers do not come close to adding up. The article is here.

Here are the basics. This will help you think through your situation.

Let me begin with the obvious: I am 70 years old. You are reading an article written by a man who is eight years beyond early retirement, as determined [...]

Workers on Disability Set Another Record in July

(CNSNews.com) – The number of workers taking federal disability insurance payments hit yet another record in July, increasing to 8,753,935 during the month from the previous record of 8,733,461 set in June, according to newly released data from the Social Security Administration.

The 8,753,935 workers who took federal disability insurance payments in July exceeded the population of 39 of the 50 states. Only 11 states—California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, [...]

An “Economic Quality” Scorecard Of The Obama Administration

With the US presidential election just 4 months away, focus on tier 1 economic data will become acute, as will headlines blasting top-line data without much, if any, underlying “between the lines”analysis. Which is why we have decided to put together a template of key data series that in our opinion best capture the dramatic shift in the labor composition of the US welfare state under the Obama administration, starting with January 2009. [...]

There Will Never Be Enough Jobs In America Again

by Michael

Well, we just had another bad jobs report. The U.S. economy created just 80,000 new jobs during the month of June. Normally, about 125,000 new jobs need to be created every month just to keep up with population growth. So it is a bit odd that the official unemployment rate did not rise above 8.2%. What is even more alarming is that the Social Security Administration is telling us [...]

An ongoing trend: 85,000 workers went on disability, 5,000 more than got jobs; Only 49% of the people pay taxes now, 51% take; In June, a mere 1600 jobs PER STATE were added to this slumping economy!

More workers joined the federal government’s disability program in June than got new jobs, according to two new government reports, a clear indicator of how bleak the nation’s jobs picture is after three full years of economic recovery.

The economy created just 80,000 jobs in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. But that same month, 85,000 workers left the workforce entirely to enroll in the Social Security Disability Insurance [...]

CRAZY! 85,000 workers left the workforce entirely to enroll in the Social Security Disability Insurance program

The disability ranks have outpaced job growth throughout President Obama’s economic recovery. While the economy has created 2.6 million jobs since June 2009, fully 3.1 million workers signed up for disability benefits.

In other words, the number of new disability enrollees has climbed 19% faster than the number of new jobs created during the sluggish recovery. (Even after accounting for people who left the disability program because they died or aged [...]

RECORD NUMBERS OF AMERICANS ON DISABILITY – Workers on Federal ‘Disability’ Exceed Population of New York City

(CNSNews.com) – A record of 8,733,461 workers took federal disability insurance payments in June 2012, according to the Social Security Administration. That was up from 8,707,185 in May.

It also exceeds the entire population of New York City, which according to the Census Bureau’s latest estimatehit 8,244,910 in July 2011.

There has been a dramatic shrinkage in the United States over the past 20 years in the number of workers actually employed and earning [...]

Judges barred from using Internet, FACEBOOK when investigating claims

The Social Security Administration last month told its disability-claims judges they are no longer to seek out information from websites when deciding cases — taking away a tool some of those judges say would help in uncovering fraud.

Agency officials said reviewers can’t trust information posted online, and also said the mere act of typing in queries could compromise protected private information, so they shouldn’t try to access anything.

Social Security’s ban covers all [...]

Young men in Mexico say the U.S. no longer offers them a better future

In a typical year, the young men in this agricultural region of western Mexico would have made the journey north to America. But not this year or for this generation: a better future across the border is a promise they no longer trust.

“For years, we dreamed of America, but now that dream is no good,” says 18-year-old Pedro Morales, sitting in the elegant Spanish colonial square of Comala under the [...]

Record 5.4 Million Sign Up For Disability Under Obama

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A record 5.4 million workers and their dependents have signed up to collect federal disability checks since President Obama took office, according to the latest official government data, as discouraged workers increasingly give up looking for jobs and take advantage of the federal program.

This is straining already-stretched government finances while posing a long-term economic threat by creating an ever-growing pool of permanently dependent working-age Americans.

Since the recession ended in June [...]

Making Any Of These 11 Tax Mistakes Will Cost You

by Brandon Ballenger

Some lessons are best learned the hard way, as many parents know. But when it comes to Uncle Sam, you’re better off getting things right the first time.

Messing up on taxes is common. In the best case, it may just mean a delayed refund.

But it can also mean a smaller refund, spending extra money and time to amend your return, or (in the worst case) facing an audit.

Tax software [...]

Social Security Is Failing Even Faster Than We Thought

In last year’s Trustees Report, the Social Security Administration warned that the program’s trust fund was likely to run out of money in 2036, leading to deep cuts in benefits. If that weren’t bad enough for anyone expecting to be alive then, a more recent projection from the Congressional Budget Office paints a much worse picture.

This year’s CBO report forecasts that by the end of this decade, the combined Social [...]

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