Schrödinger's Disability or One More Reason the Social Security Disability Fund Will Run Out by 2016

From Political Calculations:
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As many as 117,000 Americans simultaneously collect unemployment benefits and federal disability each year, a form of double-dipping that investigators say costs taxpayers $850 million annually and should be ended.

To understand why such "double-dipping" constitutes fraud, please note the following general requirements for each program:

• To receive unemployment insurance benefit payments, claimants must state that they are able to work.
• To receive disability insurance benefit payments, claimants must state that they are unable to work.

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