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Why does the government hate disabled people?

Posted on 13 October 2009

You know, I think the fact that disabled Canadians are treated like free loaders on society is the biggest issue for them.

People on welfare, or what ever they call it these days, but able to work, are rightfully paid theoretically subsistence benefits to entice them to find a job and get off the system. Paying low benefits should force people to get to work and take care of themselves.

The question is, why are disabled people who are unable to work a job which will pull them out of the system treated the same way? And, if a ODSP recipient does work a few hours a week to eat something other than Kraft dinner, why does the government deduct a portion of this measly bit of money from their benefits?

If a person lives in Ontario and is certified as disabled they should have social benefits available to them they can live on. If they are able to work 10 or 15 hours a week the earnings should be theirs and not penalized fro trying to improve their lot.

I’m on CPP-D and they pay me less a month than I used to make in a week. When I wrote to the leaders of the political parties that a disabled person should at least be treated as well as a senior citizen the Prime Minister’s Office said basically “deal with it”, the Liberals did not reply, Jack Layton said it was a sad state of affairs and agreed with me and Elizabeth May said her party supported a minimum income for all Canadian adults of something like $20,000 a year regardless of their situation.

Disabled Canadians who cannot change their lot in life, should not be treated as third class citizens who are a drain on the country. They should be given an allowance, regardless of the wages of the rest of the family, so they don’t have to live at the mercy of others who control their lives by regulating their income.

My rant for the day,

Dave