"The administration aims to make it harder to claim disability insurance. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of Trump's most loyal supporters in red states. Most affected would be 50- to 60-year-olds without a high school or college education who have, for decades, toiled in physically grueling jobs, including coal mining, logging, and factory and construction work. The five states where the highest proportions of people rely on these benefits are West Virginia, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Alabama."
"Most affected would be 50- to 60-year-olds without a high school or college education who have, for decades, toiled in physically grueling jobs, including coal mining, logging, and factory and construction work. The five states where the highest proportions of people rely on these benefits are West Virginia, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Alabama. Unlike New York, California and a few others, these states do not have their own disability insurance programs for workers to turn to amid federal cuts."
Federal policy changes aim to make claiming disability insurance more difficult. The changes will fall disproportionately on 50- to 60-year-olds without high school or college degrees who spent decades in physically demanding jobs such as coal mining, logging, factory and construction work. The states with the highest proportions of beneficiaries are West Virginia, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Alabama. Those states lack their own disability insurance programs that could buffer federal cuts, unlike states such as New York and California. The combination of concentrated physical labor, lower educational attainment, and absence of state programs creates heightened vulnerability in these red states.
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