Social Security And Veterans by Neil O'Toole - Law Office of O'Toole & Sbarbaro, P.C. Worker's Comp Blog

A recent study by the Social Security Administration found that approximately
44 million adult Social Security beneficiaries had served in the military;
and that 35% of the Social Security beneficiary population are veterans and their families.
Approximately 771,000 veterans are receiving Social Security Disability benefits and one half on these
were under the age of 60 and overwhelmingly male (91.6%).
How will the debt reduction hawks deal with this problem?
They cannot dispute that veterans have shown their actions, rather than their words,
that they are deserving of our protection and respect. My bet is
that these veterans would be more willing to sacrifice than many of the corporate executives
who want to maintain their tax breaks and are committed to the mantra of "no new taxes".
This is a good bet, since the veterans have already shown a willingness to risk all for their country.

Although the concept of "shared" sacrifice does not seem to resonate will all segments
of society, we should remember that our front line warriors are likely to be impacted
by reductions in Social Security. As was evidenced by the veteran pension
riots following World War I, many members of Congress, though sating otherwise,
place the interests of veterans below the high pedestal on which they place the interests
of corporate profits.

Source: Social Security Forum, Vol. 33 No.7

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