I work for Probation and Parole and about 1 out of 3 people I supervise from prison are either on it or apply for it
A few years ago when I was doing health and life, I'd get calls on medicare disability Part A. I'll just say there's a LOT of examples like this out there.
I appreciate the fact that you appear to be one of the better lawyers that handle this BUT I know a total of 7 people who found them a lawyer that WOULD work the system for them. Every one was a work dropout from 09. They refused to retrain in another field. Some of them had legal assistance that would only send them to one Dr. for the help needed in the process. This is indeed a screwed up system we have. All but one are Rush Limbaugh lovers too. Imagine that.
That's sad. Those kind of people (and lawyers) hurt all of us. It is a long, slow process and takes about 2 years. There are people who really need it and the fraudsters cause unnecessary expense and delay.
Maybe if we rethought our foreign aid program, and funneled that money to SS and the disability program, they would quickly become solvent.
I appreciate JB's perspective. I really do. From where I sit though, I see several people each week who are in no way visibly disabled who are on full disability. Young people. And I know there are disabilities that aren't outwardly obvious. But I'm talking about people who walk in with no limp, have no dysfunction of their upper extremities and upon questioning, admit that they are avid bow hunters or they go fishing or snagging all the time. Blatantly admitting that they regularly engage in strenuous activities. So, I have a hard time believing that they should be classified as 100% disabled.
I had a letter sent to me, in it I saw that if I get locked up my SS is stopped until I am released. Maybe they should extend that to parole and probation, would not hurt on the outgoing cash flow.
In for the win, but it will never happen, we MUST send support to places intent on destroying us. 
I don't see any numbers there.
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