Rand Paul: Over Half on Disability Are ‘Gaming the System’

Rand Paul: Over Half on Disability Are ‘Gaming the System’ (RealClearPolitics)

Sen. Rand Paul addressed social safety nets such as disability and those who game the system during a stop at a New Hampshire diner on Wednesday.

"There's always somebody who is deserving and everybody in this room knows somebody who is gaming the system," Paul said.

"What I tell people is, if you look like me and you hop out of your truck, you shouldn't be getting a disability check," Paul said. "Over half of the people on disability are either anxious or their back hurts. Join the club. You know? Who doesn't get a little anxious for work everyday and their back hurts? Everybody over 40 has back pain."
 

RAND PAUL: The thing is that all these programs -- there's always somebody who is deserving and everybody in this room knows somebody who is gaming the system.

What I tell people is, if you look like me and you hop out of your truck, you shouldn't be getting a disability check. Over half of the people on disability are either anxious or their back hurts. Join the club. You know? Who doesn't get a little anxious for work everyday and their back hurts? Everybody over 40 has back pain.

And I'm not legitimately saying they aren't people who are disabled, but the people who are the malingers are the ones taking the money away from the people who are paraplegic, quadriplegic. We all know people who are horrifically disabled and can't work, but if you have able-bodied people taking the money then there's not enough money left for the people who are truly disabled.