Video: Disability USA

Hi group members,

There is an interesting video by correspondent Steve Kroft of CBS which reports on the state of the federal disability program. It has exploded in size in the last six years and could become the first federal benefits program to run out of money.  Wehen it began back in the 1950s it was envisioned as a small program to assist people who were unable to work because of illness or injury.  Today, it serves 12 million people, up to 20% in the last 6 years, and had a budget of $135 billion.  That's more than the government spent last year on the Dept. of Homeland Security.  

To watch the video, go to:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50156574n

Rochelle Kenyon, SME