One way to cut social security disability: thin out the persons who receive social security based on mental retardation alias intellectual disability. Too many persons categorized by the schools with mental retardation alias intellectual disability eroneously slide into receiving social security because of how they are assessed by the schools. We need more rigourous and accurate assessment of youn person's functional abilities. An easy way to reduce social security disability: change federal law so that all children with an IEP must provide a copy of the 3 year reviews to a local professional trained in assessment. By monitoring the IEPs far fewer will be diagnosed with mental retardation alias intellectual disability. This will lighten the load for taxpayers.