Containing the Disability Explosion - Robert VerBruggen - National Review Online
As recent news stories explain, the Social Security Disability Insurance Program (SSDI), which gives money to workers who become disabled, will be insolvent in six years. While the causes of this trend are various, a new book suggests that the solution might be simple: Encourage people with disabilities to work, rather than encouraging them not to.
....Like welfare before reform, SSDI benefits are eliminated whenever beneficiaries start making their own money. Today, the cap is about $1,000 a month; once a disabled worker’s earnings cross that threshold, he loses all benefits. In the short run, therefore, it’s best for an SSDI recipient not to work too much.
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