There are many families here in my small town, the mother and at least one of the adult offspring (some cases more) get SSI. Most all grown men). They all get food stamp separately. (in some households thousands in food stamps, yet they always run out of food. I think they sell the food stamps. They all got lump in tens of thousands (up to $36, 000). Some of the families had to move out their houses and back together because they were kicked out for not paying rent. Most of the men got SSI in there 20s or 30s claiming they suddenly became illiterate and can't read are so depressed that they can no longer take care of themselves. No matter the fact that as they are telling social security that can't read, count or see after themselves, they do just fine in the various illegal "businesses". They count and change money with great ease, keep up with their inventories. They know how do complex thinking as to how they know how to walk into a store and somehow with their simple thinking go through the thought process it takes to shoplift (even expensive items, gold jewelry, perfumes, cameras..) read the tags, labels just fine to know what items they know will sell best, hide the goods (some large items, shoes, coats jeans. bundled socks, purses..). They think how to get themselves out the stores undetected, negotiate prices, sell the items, make the deal. Every few days they repeat the whole process over and over. As for the other "business" that's everyday, they take in buyers, count the money, make the change, measure out any amount of the product for each sell. They do all this with ease and quickness, all this while talking on their cell phones, playing video games, basketball. cards and so on. After they got approved for SSI they seem to no need to Seek treatment for their so called impairments. They have not seen any type medicals professional since the day they got the decision in their favor, years in most cases. Strange isn't it, how they got instantly cured after receiving years of back pay and monthly checks. As i stated above they are functioning great now. They have no physical impairments at all. They are strong healthy young men. They can stoop, bend, stand all day, sit in any position, walk and run, lift ( weights that weigh up to 300lbs) All have 1, 2, 3, 4, ..kids most by different mothers, who they offer no support of any kind for. The thousands they got and some are getting still in SSI installments back pay last a few days at best, with nothing to show where the money went, even the money made in their "side" businesses. I don't see the common sense in someone in my condition, in constant pain, with every responsibility responsible adults have, worked from my teens until my disability made it I could not work at age 50 years 9 months should have to my benefit date offset over 4 years back. While healthy, strong young men, who work under the table (legal and illegal) lie and get disability, onset 4 or more years back, get tens of thousands dollars. They are rewarded for for their fraud. Working people have to also support their kids. Seems if a person worked all her/his life to have decent life becomes disable in the latter years and can no longer work, SSA punishes the person for being responsible, and truthful. And I am telling you the truth.

Theses are just people I've observed. I'm sure people living in other communities are just as fraudulent, and cheated their way into disability as well.