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By your word choice, it seems you are predisposed to be anti-Obama.
155,007,000 workers in labor force, May 2012
154,325,000 in May 2008
143,318,000 in May 2001
8,707,000 workers receiving disability insurance payments in May 2012 (5% of total labor force)
6,206,710 in May 2008 (4%)
5,372,704 in May 2001 (3.7%)
One more reason we need to clamp down on SSI disability qualifications, and get aggressive about prosecuting fraud.
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