WSJ Finds the Real Cause of Weak Recovery: Disabled Workers

Folks who follow the economy might have thought that cutbacks in government spending, the continued weakness of construction, or the large trade deficits were the causes of the slow recovery, but the WSJ has the real scoop: it's workers going on disability. The WSJ ran a piece headlined,"Workers Stuck in Disability Stunt Economic Recovery," that told readers:

"The unexpectedly large number of American workers who piled into the Social Security Administration's disability program during the re...