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by adventured 2924 days ago
Fortunately, disability applications are declining soundly.

June, 2018: "Disability Applications Plunge as the Economy Strengthens"

"The number of Americans seeking Social Security disability benefits is plunging, a startling reversal of a decades-old trend that threatened the program’s solvency. It is the latest evidence of a stronger economy pulling people back into the job market or preventing workers from being sidelined in the first place."

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/business/economy/social-s...