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Originally Posted by Rick Lee

...Of all the things I was warned about as a yute that would send my life into a serious wrong turn with little chance of course correction, no one told me that going on SSDI was the worst thing I could ever do. Not that I ever even considered it, but it's worse than heroin...

Yes, in fact, any income-based social welfare serves as an disincentive to hard work and good choices. It is pretty appealing to be able to sleep in, not be ordered around by a sadistic boss, and generally do as you please all day (yet live relatively the same lifestyle). It is pretty hard to get out of that trap once the bait is taken. The fact that years of hard work would likely result in promotion/better wages/benefits is too nebulous for most when the reality of a the present and a lifetime of work confronts them.