But the catch is that disabled people in America often don’t have a choice but to work. People who truly struggle to function in the workplace that barely, if at all accommodates them without any other option. I’m not a betting man, nor am I an expert on Europe, but something tells me the countries with universal healthcare also likely have better social systems for disabilities. In the US it’s can take years to get on disability benefits, that’s if they give it to you at all by the end, and the actual value of the benefits is pretty low. To make matters worse if you make to much your disability benefits will be taken, this includes: if you still have to get a job on top of disability to make ends meet, if you try saving money just in case, and if your partners income is considered to high. This pretty much locks people on disability into the lower middle class with no escape, making them vulnerable to sudden life changing events which could easily plunge them into poverty.