Disability ranks outpace new jobs in Obama recovery. “The economy created just 80,000 jobs in June, the BLS reported Friday. But that same month, 85,000 workers left the workforce entirely to enroll in the Social Security Disability Insurance program, according to the SSA.” Of course, those 85K no longer count as “unemployed.” Damn fine wreckovery you got there, Barry.
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