Disability system not working

To the editor:I've been trying for over five years to disability insurance from Social Security. I have proved that I am disabled, but still I can't get it. I want to work, but I hurt every day. A judge told me I'm disabled by my own choice. This judge looked to be too old to be making decisions that affect people's lives.

I think the Social Security Administration should be investigated. People too lazy to work can go to a doctor and say they're crazy and get disability. I've worked hard all my life only to lose everything because of bad decisions from judges and appeals. If I had money for a lawyer, I would file a lawsuit in federal court. But who would take the case?

It's time to stop letting drunks and drug addicts get a free ride through life.

JEFF NICCUM, Perryville, Mo.