@polksaladallie wrote:
@spotweldersfriend wrote:
True.I know people that were put on disability in the late 90's.
Me too. One regional area where I was staying had a high unemployment rate, and it was well known that it was dead easy to get the disability pension. I lived near a woman still in her forties, she walked around the block every day, looked after her grandchildren for their working mother, and her doctor filled in the form stating that she had chronic fatigue. All BS. But she got the pension. I suspect that all governments have done this. These are the people that the current government is trying to get rid of. But their flag-flying distresses the genuine disabled.
The 1990s were a while ago, things have changed since then. It's not easy to get on the disability pension now nor has it been for some time. Doctors tend to know a lot more about their patients medical problems than neighbours, friends and even families. There is no reward for GP's to lie about their patients health and I doubt it goes on very much at all.
