WILL SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY GET THE AX?

• As part of the budgetary process, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) asked the Congressional Budget Office to take a look at the Social Security disability insurance (SSDI) program.  The report from the CBO was submitted on July 16th.  It noted huge increases in expenditures from the disability program between 1970 and the present.  Several options were given for consideration by the non-partisan office.  At least 3 of the options raise serious concerns for the disabled.  The 3 options that concern me most were:
• Change the waiting period from 5 months, as it is now, to 12 months
• Change the eligibility rules
• Change the benefit formula.

Other options were given, including finding a way to increase revenues  


Anyone who wants to read the entire CBO report may use the link below.  (It really is not a perilously long read - and surprisingly, it's easy reading).


Congressional Budget Office Report on the Social Security disability program


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