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Originally Posted by SuckOnThis
The 1% is the number Social Security estimates to be committing fraud, and actually it is less than 1%.
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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. |
The issue I have with that 1% number is that they say it's <1% because any other number would force their hand to actually reform the system. Also (and I know that its based on anecdotal evidence) 1% would mean that most people would know no one that is collecting, and if you did, the chances of knowing multiple people that are gaming the system would be near impossible.
These government programs are always intended to be a hand up, but usually end up just being hand outs, as the marginal people receiving them, start to realize that it is more lucrative to stay on the program than to actually go out and work. This impacts the people who really need it the most as they get painted with the same brush.
The Republicans seem to be adopting a Throw the baby out with the bath water approach. Not sure if its the smartest approach, but not sure what else they can do that will effect change. Shutting down the "slush fund" and forcing reform, or an alternate way of finding fun seems to be the only way.