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Norm and that's why the numbers are sky rocketing. >> are there any chances of a different betting procedure? you go to weight watchers and you have to weigh in to make sure you are not cheating. can the government do more of an efficient job to check the disability rolls? disability roles? >> they can always do more, but it always falls through the cracks. the amount of fraud in our system, i call it the big, gigantic blob. there is no way of catching all of it. there is a vicious cycle out there. there are not enough jobs and people are losing their jobs and losing their unemployment insuran...

This week, new reporting showed that over the past three decades, the number of americans receiving disability benefits has exploded. currently each month 14 million americans are collecting disability support, costing the federal government $250 billion each year. according to the reporting on npr, the number of former workers on disability is doubling every 15 years. the fund has inevitably become taxed and is expected to run out of money in 2016. some analysts attribute this to demographic factors, the aging baby boom general ration, the growth in women's employment and the rise in the reti...

Receiving disability in 1996 had a dependent, now it's 20%. with kids, for every 20 kids leaving tanif, one is now on disability. there's really not much there except it's a dramatic story. people are taking anecdotes and running with them. >> just a quick point on the numbers. when you're on disability, hur not part of the unemployment numbers. as the disability rolls have expanded, they've given us a false sense of confidence in the way that we've been recovering since the financial disaster, with the employment numbers under 8% and so forth. in fact with the disability rolls expanding, we'r...

A piece posted by michael barone. 4.1 million people entered the disability roles. let me start with you on this, leslie, because you are married to a doctor. is it -- i mean, how does one enter the disability rolls? do you need to get a doctor's note? >> you need a doctor's signature on a federal form. because, you know, in my in-between life of broadcasting, i've helped out in my husband's office, so i've seen those forms. so certainly, the doctor has the right to say no. one of the problems is if you know hospitals not only to game the system to be honest, or if you keep going on and knock ...

Percentage of people with jobs or looking for work is the lowest in 25 years. what does that tell but the strength of this recovery? >> the recovery is uncertain and everybody knows that. congress knows that, the president knows that, as we discuss cuts and spending and all these other things, looming in the background is everybody knows this could go right over the cliff any time. this progress could be quickly reversed so it adds a stark anxiety to the discussion in washington. >> chris: we're going to get to oil but taking that out and the spike in oil prices. nina, when you look at the num...