More Americans joining disability than finding jobs

Those who know me, understand how I find this statistic particularly galling. For the months April thru June 2012:

It gets worse.

Since 2008, 3.6 million people have been added to the Social Security disability program, while the country has suffered a net loss of 1.3 million Jobs:

The most alarming statistic, according to Senator Sessions, only one percent of those on disability return to work.

Yea, I find this very depressing.

When I think of the years I have worked to avoid disability, this makes me furious.

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