Why do we subsidise disabled people?
373753
I agree. they are parasites.
869153
Ya know - I've worked with welfare recipients for forty years.  Yeah, I've run into some who do their best to game the system.  Once in awhile, one of 'em manages to avoid detection for a short while.  I've also worked with the upright pillars of the community, with lawyers and judges and politicans - and lo and behold, more of THEM turn out to be cheats - taxes and the like - than welfare clients!  \nI have yet to meet a truly lazy welfare client.  I'm a health care provider, and welfare folks require tons of paperwork to justify the money spent on their health - which includes investigation and reporting of their work history.  The majority of them are single, working mothers or families where one of the two adults - mom and dad - is permanently disabled.  The working partner not only has to try to support himself/herself and the kids, but provide personal care for the disabled partner and/or pay for others to come help with his/her care.  Another significant factor is the families that have one or more disabled children. \n\n What, are you going to hold it against a family in the lower economic layer of society because their child got hit by a car, was attacked by a vicious dog, developed a disabling disease, or was born with severe physical shortcomings such as cerebral palsy?  What would you suggest we do with those children, gas 'em and send their corpses to a crematorium?  How about the disabled father - shall we do the same to him, seeing as how,  according to your guidelines, he's nothing but a worthless burden on upright, hardworking Christians like yourself?  Um - go away, Herr Eichmann!  Just go away...
1072078
Because people feel they are entitled to.  Americans feel they have a right to a roof over their head, food to eat and a car to drive.  Anyway, that problem may end soon.  Cars are coming out that if your payment is late, the car is disabled and won't start until you make the payment.
766540
You only get the rights you can afford. Disabled folk need someone to fight for their rights or get left on the wayside.
1155236
I think use of the word "handicapped" was socially popular for a while but fell out of favor because of the negative connotation (it's hard to aspire to a life goal thinking you are handicapped).  Use of the word "retarded" has been discouraged for general use because so many people used that word as an insult.  Disabled is more reality based, but still negative, since most so-classified people consider themselves differently-abled.  If I have multiple sclerosis, I am NOT retarded.  But I may need special architecture for independent living.
1009709
there should be no law on the books forcing a private company to extend services to anyone if they refuse to pay. That's just common sense.\n\nEven if the socialist government came up with such a crazy law, it would seem to follow that the government would have to compensate the company somehow. I seriously doubt it.\n\nDoesn't matter if you are blind, handicapped people don't simply recieve free shit from private companies who aren't doing a publicity stunt.
1008792
I think that we could be doing a lot better, but still, we have made great strides in accepting and incorporating people with disabilities.  \n\nAssuming that you're talking about the job market, most often it is illegal to discriminate against someone with a disability whenever a reasonable accomodation can be made.  \n\nI think it's great that you are concerned about this.  If it bothers you, call your local 211 center and see where you can volunteer (maybe do some job coaching) to help the disabled community.  Also, every school has a special ed program screaming for help.  There are great contributions you can make to a disabled child's life.  More power to you.
769669
if they are disabled, then how can they work/? if you know this to be true and can prove it, you need to contact the local state agency of welfare and report them
560560
People who live off "the system."  Able bodied people should have to work for living just like anybody else.  I, as a tax payer, am sick of supporting people who need to get off their dead a** and get a job!
1173222
Being handicapped is a frame of mind. Anyone can do anything if they want it bad enough. Those who cry "handicapped" are weak and a disgrace to tose with disabilities as a whole. The strong ones don't whine and cry, throw a pity party or expect a free handout.
589071
For anyone wondering what Chris W wrote:\n\n"Pay for the damn kids to go n stop tryin to get freebies just cause their disabled. You can buy your tickets at the disneyland site"\n\nNOTHING TO DO WITH "FREEBIES" YOU IGNORANT LOWLIFE. KIDS WITH DISABILITIES HAVE NEEDS OTHER PEOPLE DONT, THEREFORE A CHARITY DESIGNED TO ORGANISE THINGS LIKE THAT CAN BE OF GREATER HELP.\n\nPeople like you don't deserve the good fortune that came to you when you were given such a shallow life.
55930
The disabled are the most misunderstood people in the world.  There are visible disablities and hidden ones.  Anyone that calls me weird ought to look in a mirror.  If I am weird, then I am weird and wonderful and thats the only way to be.  We just want to be treated like everyone else.
226771
Not usually, but it can if the company is forced to make accomodations that requires them to make expensive changes  that forces them to lay off other employees. \n\nIt's definately good for people with disabilities, but not so good for the people who had to be laid off, but that's just a down side that can occur and is not usually true.
969493
If you look at the social modal of disablity, then disablity is the collision of an impairment with social, cultural, institutional, and enviromental prejudices. Ablebodiedism discribes the conditioning and social structures which keep inplace a system which favours ablebodied people. \nThis like all currentday oppressions,this benefits a social and economic system that is based on over physical productivity, and de values human relationships and communities.
1115525
Because we don't have a caste system that makes people subservient to anyone.  Because we have just about 300 million people.  Each firearm is for a specific role.  Because we are free.
771641
A disabled person will not be able to use one or more of the organs for thepurpose they are created b'cauuse it has lost its functional ability.For a differently abled person he will not be able to do routine work .but will be able to do some work which even a socalled normal person will find difficult.
138964
In Britain we pay for the NHS, so everyone has a right to life. This doesn't really kick in until you see someone collapse in front of your eyes and know that if it wasn't for the NHS they might have to die there.