PRESS-NEWS.org - Press Release Distribution
PRESS RELEASES DISTRIBUTION

Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Social Security Disability Program

A recent survey found that 83 percent of likely voters believe that cuts to SSDI benefits would be unfair.

2012-11-08
November 08, 2012 (Press-News.org) In times of political polarization and economic difficulty, government programs that benefit people who have endured hardships sometimes make easy targets for aspiring politicians. Nonetheless, a recent poll of likely American voters shows across-the-board support for continuation of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits at existing levels.

In a recent survey of 1,000 American adults, the political research firm Lincoln Park Strategies found that 83 percent of those polled agreed that cuts to SSDI benefits would be unfair. Only eight percent of likely voters stated that they were in favor of cuts in benefits to disabled workers who are eligible because they have paid Social Security payroll taxes.

Three out of four survey participants maintained support for SSDI despite having heard unfounded allegations from politicians or advocacy groups that SSDI is just another government handout. Support for this important disability program was broad based, including a 75 percent support rate from likely Republican voters. The vast majority of poll respondents said that Washington lawmakers should focus budget cuts on other federal programs.

The survey was commissioned by the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR), which fights unfounded attacks against SSDI that mischaracterize disability benefits as an entitlement program. Eligibility for SSDI is based on a variety of factors, including whether the applicant has a sufficient work history to have qualified.

NOSSCR serves the interests of all Americans who may eventually find that they need to apply for disability benefits by providing the following facts to dispel common myths about Social Security disability programs:
- The Social Security Administration estimates that the ratio of active workers for every disability beneficiary is expected to be relatively stable in the future
- Recent increases in the number of Americans applying for SSDI are due to an aging population and medical advances that allow people to survive previously fatal conditions, rather than high unemployment rates
- When compared to even minimum-wage jobs, disability benefits are so low that they do not provide a disincentive to return to work for those who are able
- Obtaining approval is a complex process based on presentations of objective medical evidence, far from being an entitlement program

People who have questions about applying for disability benefits clearly understand the value of a program that provides meaningful relief for those who have worked hard but can no longer. A Social Security disability benefits lawyer can explain the details of initial applications and appeals, as well as related Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for individuals who do not have sufficient work history to qualify for SSDI.

Article provided by Hoglund, Chwialkowski & Mrozik, PLLC
Visit us at www.ohiosocialsecuritydisability.com


ELSE PRESS RELEASES FROM THIS DATE:

Don't Wait to File Past-Due Federal Income Tax Returns

2012-11-08
As the end of the year approaches, it is time to start thinking about preparing your 2012 income tax return. But what if you are one of the thousands of people who have failed to file one or more previous years' returns? Will filing a tax return this year simply draw attention to your past omissions? Failing to pay individual income taxes or file a return is a serious violation of federal tax law, and continued failure to file will only make problems worse. With that said, it is important to talk with an experienced tax law attorney before filing tax returns or other ...

What paleotempestology tells scientists about today's tempests

What paleotempestology tells scientists about todays tempests
2012-11-07
Boulder, CO, USA – Understanding Earth's paleo-hurricane record cannot be more timely and important in a light of Hurricane Sandy, which shocked the U.S. East Coast last week. Talks in this Wednesday afternoon session at the GSA Annual Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, integrate field, lab, and model analysis of past hurricanes and future scenarios, covering a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. Session co-organizer Daria Nikitina of West Chester University says that "gaining understanding of past events provides the context for future coastal vulnerability. ...

New insight into why haste makes waste

2012-11-07
Why do our brains make more mistakes when we act quickly? A new study demonstrates how the brain follows Ben Franklin's famous dictum, "Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste." The research – conducted by Research Assistant Professor Richard Heitz and Jeffrey Schall, Ingram Professor of Neuroscience, at Vanderbilt University – has found that the brain actually switches into a special mode when pushed to make rapid decisions. The study was published Nov. 7 in the journal Neuron. "This is a question that is very basic to our experience as human beings, ...

Teaching the blind to read and recognize objects with sounds

2012-11-07
VIDEO: This is an example of one image from each of the visual categories used in the structured SSD training (geometric shapes, Hebrew letters, textures, body postures, everyday objects, houses, and... Click here for more information. Areas of the brain in blind people can learn to process visual input through the use of sound, even after years or perhaps even lifelong blindness, according to new research reported in the November issue of the Cell Press journal Neuron. The findings ...

Looking for the anti-Alzheimer's molecule -- A new approach to treating a devastating disease

2012-11-07
Ottawa, Canada (November 7, 2012) – Researchers at Dalhousie University have discovered a new technique using "computer-aided" drug design that may lead to an entirely new approach in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). "Alzheimer's is a devastating disease for which no truly disease-modifying drugs are available. Our approach is completely novel. We explore how the human body attempts to protect itself from Alzheimer's, and then we exploit this to develop an entirely new approach to therapeutics," explained Dr. Weaver, a professor at Dalhousie University, ...

Geologist calls for advances in restoration sedimentology

Geologist calls for advances in restoration sedimentology
2012-11-07
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Rapid advances in the new and developing field of restoration sedimentology will be needed to protect the world's river deltas from an array of threats, Indiana University Bloomington geologist Douglas A. Edmonds writes in the journal Nature Geoscience. The commentary, published this week in the November issue, addresses the fact that land is disappearing from river deltas at alarming rates. And deltas are extraordinarily important: They are ecologically rich and productive, and they are home to about 10 percent of the world's population. "There's ...

In the digital age, managers can't ignore #angrycustomers

2012-11-07
CHESTNUT HILL, MA (November 7, 2012) – In a digital age where dissatisfied consumers vent their concerns through biting viral videos, nasty blog posts or negative online comments, managers need to develop strategies to soothe angry customers in person as well as online, according to a new study in the latest edition of the Journal of Service Research. In a study that explores the changing ways in which customers express their emotions, the researchers found that anger can quickly fuel negative word-of-mouth commentary to fellow consumers, family and friends, as well as ...

Protein reveals diabetes risk many years in advance

2012-11-07
When a patient is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, the disease has usually already progressed over several years and damage to areas such as blood vessels and eyes has already taken place. To find a test that indicates who is at risk at an early stage would be valuable, as it would enable preventive treatment to be put in place. Researchers at Lund University have now identified a promising candidate for a test of this kind. The findings have been published in the journal Cell Metabolism. "We have shown that individuals who have above-average levels of a protein called ...

Persistent sync for neurons

2012-11-07
A team of Brazilian physicists working with neuroscientists studying freely behaving rats have found that their neurons often act in precise coordination over time, in a study about to be published in EPJ B. These findings stem from the work of Bruno Silva, a researcher at Bahia Federal University in Salvador, and his colleagues from other universities in the Northeastern region of Brazil, and suggest that neuronal networks' memory could be explored in the future. Because neurons are connected with each other, acting as operational units in the brain, they can be considered ...

City birds adapt to their new predators

City birds adapt to their new predators
2012-11-07
Faced with the same threat, city and country birds do not react in the same way despite being from the same species. According to a new study, urban birds have changed their anti-predator behaviour in new environments. When a bird is faced with a predator, its only objective is to escape. However, city birds do not react in the same way as their countryside counterparts, despite being from the same species. Urbanisation plays an influential role in their survival strategies. To study this phenomenon, Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo, researcher at the University of Granada ...

LAST 30 PRESS RELEASES:

CeSPIACE: A broad-spectrum peptide inhibitor against variable SARS-CoV-2 spikes

Understanding the origin of magnetic moment enhancement in novel alloys

BU researchers develop computational tools to safeguard privacy without degrading voice-based cognitive markers

Breakthrough in rapid polymer nanostructure production

Artificial photosynthesis: Researchers mimic plants

Social disadvantage can accelerate ageing and increase disease risk

Breaking free from dependence on rare resources! A domestic high-performance permanent magnet emerges!

Symptoms of long-COVID can last up to two years after infection with COVID-19

Violence is forcing women in Northern Ireland into homelessness, finds new report

Latin American intensivists denounce economic and cultural inequities in the global scientific publishing system

Older adults might be more resistant to bird flu infections than children, Penn research finds

Dramatic increase in research funding needed to counter productivity slowdown in farming

How chemistry and force etch mysterious spiral patterns on solid surfaces

Unraveling the mysteries of polycystic kidney disease

Mother’s high-fat diet can cause liver stress in fetus, study shows

Weighing in on a Mars water debate

Researchers ‘seq’ and find a way to make pig retinal cells to advance eye treatments

Re-purposed FDA-approved drug could help treat high-grade glioma

Understanding gamma rays in our universe through StarBurst

Study highlights noninvasive hearing aid 

NASA taps UTA to shape future of autonomous aviation

Mutations disrupt touch-based learning, study finds

Misha lived in zoos, but the elephant’s tooth enamel helps reconstruct wildlife migrations

Eat better, breathe easier? Research points to link between diet, lung cancer

Mesozoic mammals had uniform dark fur

Wartime destruction of Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine has long-term environmental consequences

NIH’s flat 15% funding policy is misguided and damaging

AI reveals new insights into the flow of Antarctic ice

Scientists solve decades-long Parkinson’s mystery

Spinning, twisted light could power next-generation electronics

[Press-News.org] Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Social Security Disability Program
A recent survey found that 83 percent of likely voters believe that cuts to SSDI benefits would be unfair.