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Originally Posted by L-Pink
Where in the hell did this turn into a discussion about the 1% doing anything?
And you still haven't told me why you haven't turned in people you know who are not doing their share to, in your words, help "legitimately disabled people from going into poverty"
After all that is what you so condescendingly accused me of.
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The 1% is the number Social Security estimates to be committing fraud, and actually it is less than 1%.
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Fmr. Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue: Fraud Is Less Than 1 Percent Of SSI Payments. Former Bush Administration Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue explained on MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes that fraud constitutes less than 1 percent of the outlays of Supplemental Security Income, one of the federal benefit programs for individuals with disabilities.
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Right-Wing Media Miss The Facts On Disability Fraud | Research | Media Matters for America
I just find it odd that someone would support cutting benefits to every disabled person in this country because of that. Fraud happens in every sector, insurance fraud rates hover at around 10%, would you support an insurance company only paying 80% of your house if it were to burn down because someone else committed insurance fraud?
I also find it odd that just about every conservative says they know 2 or 3 people committing SS fraud, yet in my 40+ years on this planet I have yet to know one of these people. If the problem is that prevalent then hell yea, turn 'em in.
Make no mistake, this not about fraud, its about republicans once again going after the most vulnerable. Claiming its about fraud is simply a smokescreen. They have said before their goal is to eliminate Social Security and this is just the first step.