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Originally Posted by asphaltgambler
I'm sure I've shared the stories of my wife's youngest brother and his, uh.....'wife'.....Apparently one can move to Tennessee, get the right doctor/ attorney to set you up on disability, regardless if you're capable of actually working or not. UFB. All the above is absolutely true, I've seen it over and over becoming Generational poverty / curse.
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Yes it's absolutely true. It's a racket. Bender and Bender is (or was, they may have been shut down by now) one of the most famous offenders. You don't have to do anything but respond to one of their ads and they take care of the rest. They also take 1/3 of your benefits, and the government is so deep in cahoots with them that SSDI sends 1/3 of your benefit directly to the lawyer. So they "represent" the client but get paid by taxpayers.
This is a fascinating report on the practice, if you have an hour.
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/490/trends-with-benefits