oceanmist, I kinda doubt you have SA as well. There is nothing wrong with asking for a little government assistance until giantyx can figure out how to manage the disorder. It takes a lot of courage to admit you need help. There are a lot of people who have taken advantage of such programs and have end up leading indepdant productive lives. Look at J.K. Rowling! She was on welfare in the UK and ended-up being a multimillionaire author. Sometimes you just need a little time to gain the perspective you need. Wisdom comes with time.
Um, okay, so you think I don't have SA? You don't even know me. What am I doing on this site if I don't have SA?
For like 5 years, I didn't even have any friends. That screams SA. Anyway....
I don't have a problem with people getting food stamps. Food is a necessity and should be given to people who have very low incomes.
That isn't just about people with disabilities, but that also has to do with how screwed up the wage world is: example, a busboy gets practically minimum wage while he does more physical labor than the waitresses and the waitresses get paid way more than the busboy.
As for disability, my problem with the disability thing is that in my country, most people that get disability are perfectly capable of working a job. The worst thing about it is that they rake in 800$ a month for doing nothing. They can literally sit on their butt and be unemployed and pay rent + get enough money to for extra activities.
Example: I know someone who is a very effecient worker and has full strength as far as job qualities go (excellent social skills, outgoing, hard worker, quick at his job, persistent, great health) and this guy works as many hours as I do and gets $800 a month more than I do just because he's on disability. He works the same job I do. I'm sorry, but that is total BS. I even told him I thought it's BS. That is so not fair.
The dude is not disabled. There's no reason he should be getting that much more money than me just because he convinced the govt. that he is disabled when he clearly is not disabled.
There is a glitch in the system in my country that lets freeloaders freeload and it's BS.
I sympathize with people who have SA, I am one of those people so I totally understand the pain and suffering that come along with our problem. I just don't think we should be given extra money that is not for food. You can't convince me that some with SA can't work at least 30 hours a week.
It's bad enough I have SA, but when I have to look at someone working with me that doesn't have SA and he is just raking in $800/month for doing nothing, that doesn't sit well with me.
I know I may sound insensitive, but hey, I've got SA too, so it's not like I'm speaking out of turn.
