# Disability Insurance on The No Agenda Show

Disability Insurance comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from August 2009 to December 2014.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** August 2009 – December 2014
- **Related topics:** [Ford](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ford.md), [Jacob Lew](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jacob-lew.md), [Mevio](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mevio.md), [Netherlands](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/netherlands.md), [Pew Research Center](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pew-research-center.md), [Social Security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-security.md), [Socialism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/socialism.md), [Wealth Gap](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wealth-gap.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Social Security Funding, Wealth Gap Statistics

- **Episode:** [680: Sir Thomas Nussbaum presents](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/680-sir-thomas-nussbaum-presents.md)
- **Published:** 2014-12-21
- **Time:** 1:48:03–1:52:11
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/680-sir-thomas-nussbaum-presents/chapter/social-security-funding-wealth-gap-statistics.md

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew reported that while combined Social Security funds are sufficient for 19 years, the disability program specifically faces a shortfall within two years. Simultaneously, a Pew Research Center report indicates the wealth gap in the United States has reached a 30-year high. Data shows that affluent families increased their wealth from 2010 to 2013, while low-income families saw a decline in net worth.

Keywords: [social security](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/social-security.md), [jacob lew](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/jacob-lew.md), [pew research center](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pew-research-center.md), [wealth gap](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wealth-gap.md), [disability insurance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/disability-insurance.md)

### Social Services Fraud, Dutch Welfare Culture

- **Episode:** [579: Warren, Melinda & I](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/579-warren-melinda-i.md)
- **Published:** 2014-01-02
- **Time:** 50:07–52:39
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/579-warren-melinda-i/chapter/social-services-fraud-dutch-welfare-culture.md

Reflecting on life in the Netherlands during the 1970s, a host describes the pitfalls of high-tax socialist systems, including widespread exploitation of disability and vacation insurance. Personal anecdotes illustrate how cultural attitudes toward "rights" led to insurance and VAT receipt fraud. The discussion posits that such systems often invite corruption at both the top and bottom of society.

Keywords: [netherlands](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/netherlands.md), [socialism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/socialism.md), welfare fraud, vat fraud, [disability insurance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/disability-insurance.md)

### Dual Employment, Mononucleosis and California Disability Insurance

- **Episode:** [120: The Clinton Gore Man Hug](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/120-the-clinton-gore-man-hug.md)
- **Published:** 2009-08-09
- **Time:** 20:04–23:22
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/120-the-clinton-gore-man-hug/chapter/dual-employment-mononucleosis-and-california-disability-insurance.md

A story is told about simultaneously working full-time graveyard shifts at a Ford plant and daytime shifts at a Smirnoff bottling line. The extreme schedule resulted in a "white flash" health crisis and a severe case of mononucleosis, leading to a period of state-funded disability. The discussion transitions into the modern requirements for unemployment and disability insurance for employers in California.

Keywords: [ford](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ford.md), smirnoff, mononucleosis, [disability insurance](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/disability-insurance.md), [mevio](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mevio.md)

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