I know several fellow veterans that are on 100% disability and could absolutely work. One of them actually competes in strong man competitions. One day at the gym he was telling me how happy he was that he got his disability increased from 85% to 100%. He hasn’t filed a tax return in several years either BTW.

When I asked why he was taking disability when he obviously wasn’t broken the response was “if they are going to give it I’m going to take it”

Another example and another gym buddy who was even a roommate for a while: a male to female transgender person that was receiving 100% SSI disability because of their mental illness. Although, in this case, the person attributed their transgenderism/mental illness to brain damage from receiving strong chemotherapy during childhood leukemia. But I think anyone that can shoulder press 100 pound dumbbells should be able to do some kind of work.

IDK what to think. Lots of people like to call it end stage capitalism. But to me, it appears more like end stage democracy. If one looks back over the historical record: Greece, Rome, etc. once people gain the right to vote themselves benefits, without contributing to society, the empire eventually collapses.

The United States was not founded as a democracy, but rather a representative republic. Wherein, senators were not elected by popular vote, but rather the state legislature. This was in order to balance the two houses, regardless of population. That all changed in 1913 when senators became elected by popular vote.

I believe that a return to a more original form of voting rights, minus the gender and racial inequalities, would fix a lot with what’s wrong with the government, society, economy today. What if we only allow people with a positive net worth, even if it’s only one dollar, the right to vote?