A.G. Gancarski
Ron DeSantis is sympathetic to people determined to be disabled by the Social Security Administration, but he’s not accepting all claims at face value.
“Either you’re disabled or you’re not,” DeSantis said Sunday in Iowa.
The Governor offered distinctions between people with injuries he deems to be legitimate, and those with “fake” disabilities who are scamming the system, citing a rogue “roofer” to illustrate the nefarious scheme.
Regarding people who are “disabled partially,” DeSantis said “maybe, you know, it’s good if you want to maybe work and earn some income,” before warning of a “fine line.”
“There are some people that will kind of fake being disabled then work and then they should, you know, whatever. But I do think that if somebody has a disability and it prevents them from reaching their full potential and they’re eligible fine. But if, then they can do some type of employment that could supplement, you know, I don’t think that that would be a bad thing and I think that’s a good incentive.’
“Now there’s a lot of fraud in the program and I think that’s been a huge issue,” DeSantis said, calling the problem “just massive.”
“I remember seeing instances where people were getting, you know, kind of top of the line as much disability as possible and then someone would get suspicious. They look. This guy is like, you know, a roofer like, he’s doing all right. Well, I mean, either you’re disabled or you’re not. So there has been a big problem with fraud.”
The Governor made the comments Sunday in Grimes, Iowa.
He was responding to a questioner who said people on disability were often “living in a van, living in buildings that should be condemned” because “they don’t have enough,” with many driven to suicide by their situations.
54 comments
Dont Say FLA
January 7, 2024 at 6:14 pm
Rhonda must think recycling is good since he’s recycling Reagan’s old Welfare Queen nonsense.
Rhonda read about Reagan in an Ivy League history book, therefore Reagan happened 100+ years ago and is safe to try again because everybody who remembers Welfare Queens has got to be dead of old age by now.
LOL @ Rhonda Baby. Is he even 35? He certainly looks it, but he does not seem to be quite growed up enough yet for the Presidency and that Florida sun makes folks ugly young.
Mac 7
January 7, 2024 at 8:32 pm
I grew up in DC in a Politically connected family. Aside from being able to attest to the widespread Political Corruption (mostly Democrats who run DC) I can confirm the ENORMOUS AMOUNT of theft & malfeasance that’s been going on in DC since the late 60’s. This involves all federal programs & agencies. This is the Paramount reason they are scared to death of Trump, he will kill their Golden Goose & they know it.
P J
January 7, 2024 at 10:24 pm
I remember most gop took the PPP loans and don’t have to pay back . Millions and you are making false claims it’s the dems. Well take a look at red states and do a tally on who’s receiving what.
MH/Duuuval
January 7, 2024 at 10:50 pm
True. My favorite welfare “princess” is going to jail: former state Rep. Harding, a hardcore MAGAmite who in the one term he served couldn’t do enough for Dee’s woke war. To wit:
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Joseph Harding, 36, of Williston, Florida, was sentenced to 4 months in federal prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and making false statements in connection with COVID-19 relief fraud.The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
LYNNE M BROWER
January 8, 2024 at 6:42 pm
Many would work if it did not take all the benefits away and also medical. Make just one dollar over the limit and they take it all away S/S would encourage employers to allow for these worker’s conditions, and many more would work Most do not like sitting and doing nothing. Mot all are looking for a free ride.
John Mueller
January 10, 2024 at 12:16 am
They complain about sstudent loan forgiveness. The wealthy grabbed the ppp loans and ran with the money. Don’t forget the fact that the majority of red states are federal dependent states. Which means they don’t collect enough to support themselves so the blue states are generating the tax dollars to support them.
Dont Say FLA
January 8, 2024 at 9:45 am
Trump doesn’t kill golden geese. He steals them.
Earl Pitts "Sage Political Expert Emaritas" American
January 7, 2024 at 7:23 pm
Good evening America,
Our Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, had to “go under the knife” to finish shapeing his _litoris in his/her gender transformation final surgery while he was still under Federal Government insurance. After the election he/she will be un-employed ya know with no gender transforming insurance.
Its going to be great when we all attend his/her gender-reveal “coming-out-party” with all the pink glitter and what-not.
My fantisy is of Lloyd in a extra short pink robe and slippers is getting closer every day. He/She is going to look just like my Mom’s Chubby Sister Auntie Ree Ree …. “no Jucy Auntie Ree Ree/Lloyd the bunt cake pan is in the bottom cabinet …. bend over and reach all the way into the back of the cabinet there Auntie …. ya looking good you curvey Auntie Lloyd/Ree Ree”!!!
Earl Pitts “Raised by Auntie Ree Ree” American
Dont Say FLA
January 7, 2024 at 7:37 pm
Pops do you think State of Florida will pay for a lame duck governor to have his pu55y removed after his season ending loss in Iowa?
Earl Pitts "Sage Political Expert Emeritas" American
January 8, 2024 at 9:34 am
I’ll have to research that one,
Technically he’s a State employee and their health care plan may not be as liberal as the plan “Lloyd/Auntie Ree Ree was covered under for his weiner surgury.
Thanks Beloved Daughter/Son I’ll get back to you on this vital question ❣️❣️❣️ Dad
Tom
January 7, 2024 at 7:26 pm
So let me see, everytime I turn on the TV, there’s an add for some ambulance chaser who’ll sue anybody for a slip and fall and make them an instant millionaire while collecting 30 – 40% of it for themselves. They spend their money on lobbyists to make sure the insurance industry keeps paying up and the insurance companies push insurance rates to the highest in the country and we all get eff’ed over. You’d think this would be a pretty obvious problem that our alleged, part time, wannabe Governor would want to solve but no, his issue is with some guy who falls off a roof and pretends to be more injured than he is. He’s quite the piece of work.
Earl Pitts "Sage Political Expert Emaritas" American
January 7, 2024 at 7:35 pm
Tom, I dont see what your rambling nonsensical commentary has to do with my, Earl Pitts American’s, Lloyd Austin/Auntie Ree Ree fantisy. Why are you always such a “Buzz Killer”?
Now I have to invent an entirely new Auntie Ree Ree/Lloyd Austin fantisy.
Curse you “Tom” or your new name “Buzz Killington”.
Earl Pitts American
Dont Say FLA
January 7, 2024 at 7:39 pm
Pops it’s too learly to dee that brunk. Tom was cjmmented to the story not as replied to Tom
Earl Pitts "Sage Political Expert Emeritas" American
January 8, 2024 at 9:36 am
Thanks my Love lets forgive Tom and welcome him back into Polite Society.
EPA
Hamas Earl
January 7, 2024 at 9:38 pm
Degeneracy, your name is Earl.
Dancing Outlaw
January 7, 2024 at 7:35 pm
DeSantis has an Ivy League law degree yet zero job prospects.
So, no.
No, Ron will not be fixing any situations with the ambulance chaser lobby.
Ron will need that job in case the legislature withholds the traditional and generally assumed offer of a position as Floribama Community College President.
Hamas Earl
January 7, 2024 at 9:39 pm
Unemployable.
george
January 8, 2024 at 8:55 am
I guess he will have to figure out a way to pay back those student loans just like everybody else. Ambulance chasing is an honored profession in the state of Florida much less then let’s say politics?
Flash Light
January 7, 2024 at 7:50 pm
It is not easy to qualify for disability benefits, particularly in Florida.
What a heartless, arrogant creep.
Joe Fobeets
January 7, 2024 at 10:38 pm
I know at least 2 men falsely collecting ss disability now. Make a reward or incentive to turn in these deadbeats and see how many get incarcerated and fined. Every case should be investigated and prosecuted if found guilty, including restitution.
Dont Say FLA
January 8, 2024 at 9:48 am
You should work with the tools the G0P has provided and turn those two people into State of Texas for getting abortions.
Roadkill117
January 8, 2024 at 8:57 am
I guess he will have to figure out a way to pay back those student loans just like everybody else. Ambulance chasing is an honored profession in the state of Florida much less then let’s say politics?
Gene
January 8, 2024 at 10:40 am
Why would it be easy? Its a disability. Have you ever worked?
Dont Say FLA
January 9, 2024 at 10:55 am
While you can hire the disabled, what you sometimes get is them wandering off to Iowa or New Hampshire, but you’re mysteriously and inexplicably still required to pay them even though nobody really wants them back on the job site.
Jessie
January 7, 2024 at 7:52 pm
Working in the Phosphate industry for 18 years got me 2 ruptured disks and Pain for the rest of my life. He has probably Never worked Hard Labor in his life.
The Dude
January 7, 2024 at 9:09 pm
DeSantis is not talking about you. There is plenty of fraud out there but you aren’t one of them.
Hamas Earl
January 7, 2024 at 9:40 pm
Ron is a pencil pushing admin. I, Hamas Earl Shitts, am too.
Roadkill117
January 8, 2024 at 9:03 am
I think you underestimate how much physical trauma and stress it takes to constantly lie scheme and defraud the people of Florida. It must be backbreaking carrying the lies of the orange menace that catapulted him into the governor’s office. Just the weight of stupidity and corruption must be unbearable especially for someone that actually had an education and knows better .
Stephanie Cowan Jackson
January 8, 2024 at 8:09 pm
You really are showing how, much education you received.
Dont Say FLA
January 9, 2024 at 10:56 am
Master Yoda?
My Take
January 7, 2024 at 8:22 pm
An older tale from those opposed to disability payments was supposed instances of disability due to alcoholism, and because of homelessness, having the checks sent to a cooperating liquor store.
Gene
January 8, 2024 at 10:38 am
Alcoholism hasn’t been a disability since 1997.
Kristi
January 7, 2024 at 8:22 pm
Does he think anyone can walk into a disability office, say they’re disabled and walk out with a fat check from that day forward every month?
My other half has Type 1 Narcolepsy with Cataplexy. He appears just fine. However his body (not his mind) fall into REM sleep stage at will while his brain remains fully conscious. This is temporarily but 100% paralyzing when it happens and he has no control over it whatsoever. The last job he had he fell over behind the register and got fired because they thought he overdosed on drugs! He can’t drive long distances by himself, he can’t operate any kind of machinery that could harm you in any way. He can’t serve food, especially on trays, he can’t spend long periods of time over an oven or grill, can’t do construction, can’t even do phone support from home. He’s been trying to get disability for 5 years and because his condition is so rare SSI doesn’t cover it. To say that people fake their disabilities and there is rampant fraud shows how first world he really is. He’s never so much as pulled as muscle I’m assuming. Heaven knows he doesn’t even know how to form a smile for crying out loud.
Hamas Earl
January 7, 2024 at 9:40 pm
Leave Florida if you can, before you can’t.
The Dude
January 8, 2024 at 6:12 am
Bye. We don’t want your terrorist azz here in this state or any other. Back to Gaza and take on the IDF. They will take care of you.😜
MH/Duuuval
January 7, 2024 at 10:56 pm
You’re talking about two years of waiting after your application is submitted. How you make it those two years is your problem — and even then your claim might be rejected.
Gene
January 8, 2024 at 10:33 am
Disability claims can be adjudicated in one hour. If you are not disabled, don’t apply.
Dont Say FLA
January 9, 2024 at 10:57 am
To be clear, that one hour will come six years after you submit your application.
Gene
January 8, 2024 at 10:36 am
But is he disabled? The definition of disability is the inability to work at any job on the planet. That’s the only criteria required by SSA. SSI is a welfare program, not connected to SSA.
tom palmer
January 7, 2024 at 10:49 pm
DeSantis’ take on disability benefits was utterly incoherent. Leads me to think he has no idea what he’s talking about.
For all those who claim to “know” about fraudulent disability claims, send in your data if you really have any.
It takes a long time to get disability approval and in the meantime your family has to scrape by because you can no longer work and earn a decent salary to support them.
Gene
January 8, 2024 at 10:32 am
A disability claim can be approved in one hour. You collect State disability for one year and then you switch to Social Security disability.
Marvin M.
January 8, 2024 at 1:53 pm
Florida has no state disability. I mean, except if you are talking about Workers Compensation or Unemployment (which is now called re-employment – not the right thing for people who are actually disabled).
A disability claim can’t be approved without a doctor’s certification, and I don’t know what doctor you have, but my doctors (who are great) still need time to fill out forms and get them faxed and it often takes a couple of days. Then Social Security has to evaluate it. So no, it cannot be “approved” in an hour.
Michael K
January 8, 2024 at 12:49 am
It takes years for a disability claim to be approved. DeSantis took aim at Social Security and Medicare as a Congressman and is still going after them.
His comments as reported are incoherent and full of “you know” and “stuff,” fillers and fluff that sound like a 5th grader struggling with English.
Gene
January 8, 2024 at 10:31 am
A disability claim can be approved in 1 hour. Thats the fact.
MH/Duuuval
January 8, 2024 at 10:59 am
Gene —
My late wife was diagnosed with chronic and progressive MS, a debilitating disease that in the 1980s had few medical options. It took her 13 months to get SSI; she was turned down once but a Legal Services lawyer stepped in and her appeal was approved. She received back payments from the time she applied, but we were on our own in the 13-month interim.
I have read in the mainstream press that two years is the standard waiting time for SSI today.
Please don’t act like you know something that is BS.
Michael K
January 8, 2024 at 12:35 pm
That’s complete nonsense. Where are you getting your misinformation?
Marvin M.
January 8, 2024 at 2:42 pm
No, that’s absolute rubbish.
What’s your proof these claims can be made within an hour?
Dont Say FLA
January 8, 2024 at 5:34 pm
It only takes a hour, with that hour happening, on average, 6 years after you apply.
JD
January 8, 2024 at 6:55 am
Ask Rick Scott about this one Ronald McDonald.
BTW Ronnie Boy, is this your version of Reagan’s “Welfare Queen”?
Pathetic. Real issues please, you douche canoe.
Mc Grift the crime dog
January 8, 2024 at 10:10 am
G0P candidates speak of grift in all government spending except military spending.
Military spending is the government’s biggest expenditure by far.
Military spending also happens to be the one budget line where all (well, both common types of ) voters are well trained to ignore spending and not to demand accountability or ROI, looking instead into reports of DEI.
What does that tell us about where the grift really is?
MH/Duuuval
January 8, 2024 at 10:12 pm
Once again the proposed federal budget bill for the upcoming year will spend more for defense than all other discretionary spending. So, why do I keep seeing enlisted military spouses and their children in food lines and living in moldy housing?
Earl Pitts "Sage Political Expert Emeritas" American
January 8, 2024 at 2:40 pm
This was my fault, as Ron’s “Official UnOfficial Campaign Manager” I should have made sure we referenced former President Hussain Obama’s Huge push to get as many Americans on disability as possable to make them dependent on government.
That was due to Hussain beleving some leftist Alenski crap he read that made him think he would have destoryed America by now.
Anyway the whole thing is a little too complicated for an “Average Dook 4 Brains Leftist” to ever understand …. so I get that.
Thank you America,
EPA
Josh Green
January 9, 2024 at 1:49 pm
DeSantis is mentally disabled.
PAUL S HORNYAK
January 11, 2024 at 9:47 am
Nobody ever talks about military disability, where people get up to full disability and work full time jobs their entire post service lives.
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