Well, it’s fact that hundreds of thousands of people were declared disabled and remain “disabled” mostly because their unemployment benefits ran out during the Great Recession. Congress would not extend them, so the Obama Administration encouraged folks to apply for disability to fill the gap. Not surprisingly a substantial plurality never left, as it pays 90% of minimum wage and allows folks to work for cash on the side. Or sit on their couch and abuse drugs. Their own people estimate an astronomical number, iirc upwards of 30% of all payments are made to persons who are not eligible. Go to their webpage. It will blow your mind. You can be put on disability for feeling anxious. Not a clinical diagnosis of general anxiety disorder. Just expressing those feelings and saying it impairs your ability to work. There’s a judge in the Midwest who has never denied a claim going back years. If you want to know how/why Dollar General has stores in the middle of nowhere, this is why. They purchase the data on disability payments and build on real estate with favorable appreciation potential in areas that meet minimum thresholds on SSA, SSDI etc.