8,830,026:

Americans on Disability Hits New Record for 192nd Straight Month

Yes, your disabled nation is becoming more feeble by the day.

How many of you reading this is collection disability?

(probably most of you)

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February 5, 2013

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/8830...straight-month

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
(ah Clinton - those were the golden days, weren't they?). That month
the number of workers taking disability dropped by 249 people—from
4,385,623 in December 1996 to 4,385,374 in January 1997.

As the overall number of Americans collecting disability has increased,
the ratio of full-time workers to disability beneficiaries has
decreased.

In December 1968, 1,295,428 Americans collected disability and
65,630,000 worked full-time. Thus, there were about 51 Americans
working full-time for each person collecting disability at that time.
In January 1997, the last time the number of disability beneficiaries
declined, 4,385,374 Americans collected disability and 104,900,000
worked full-time. Thus, there were then about 24 Americans working
full-time for each person collecting disability.

In January 2013, with a record 8,830,026 Americans collecting disability
and 115,918,000 working fulltime, there were only 13 Americans working
full-time for each person collecting disability.