$135B in FY12 Disability Payments Exceeded $125B in Pentagon Procurement Payments

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CNSNews:

(CNSNews.com) - Federal disability insurance payments hit a record $135 billion in fiscal 2012, which ended on Sept. 30.

That was more than the $124.712 billion the Department of Defense paid in fiscal 2012 for procurement of goods and services, according to the federal government's Monthly Treasury Statement for September.

The number of workers taking disability also climbed to yet a new record of 8,805,353 in November, rising from the previous record of 8,803,335 in October.

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Stupid question....Why is this the federal Governments job?

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I am always amazed at all of the payments that come out of SS that are not actually what I thought were it's original intention and by people who have not contributed