This article represents excellent reporting by NPR, which identified how the federal disability program has changed since its inception and now unexpectedly serves as a growing safety net for both sick and unskilled workers across the U.S. In addition to the story itself, I also find it interesting that the states that have the highest rates of unemployment are also states that most strongly support the GOP and conservative budget politics (notably those in the Deep South). It sort of reinforces the idea that no one like government spending -- unless it's to their benefit.
"Unfit for Work" by Chana Joffe-Walt
Published by NPR Planet Money, March 22, 2013
Eric
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