10,962,532: U.S. Disability Beneficiaries Exceed Population Of Greece

(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 data from 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 disabled workers.

According to its latest census, Greece had only 10,815,197 residents.

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 was in January 1997. 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 American workers collecting disability has increased, the ratio of full-time workers to disability-collecting workers has decreased.

In December 1968, 1,295,428 American workers collected disability and, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 65,630,000 worked full-time. Thus, there were about 51 full-time workers for each worker collecting disability. In April 2013, with a record 8,865,586 American workers collecting disability and 116,053,000 working full-time, there were only 13 Americans working full-time for each worker on disability.

in 1951 Americans were fucking and multiplying like rabbits, the vast majority of these rabbits paid into an account that gave them some insurance against hard times in their old age. These rabbits cant withdraw any more than the credits they have in said account will allow ... until just before the turn of this century the account was extremely close to being flush even though millions of new rabbits were pulling funds from their account.

then presto change, along comes a couple of unnecessary wars and POOF, the rabbits are out of lettuce.

happy hunting Elmer

I am eligible for full disability and at some point in time may have to sign up. I have spent a LOT of money to keep working but at some point I will no longer be able to do my job. The really sad thing is that I see and know of people that collect disability that reallyu dont meet the test but have found a way to scam the system. This styrains an over burdened system and harms those that are truly in need.