Thought I'd link to this, as it's well said.
I can't feed, dress, or groom myself. I can't do
anything for myself, except for controlling this computer with voice
software. Non of this bothers me. Nah, the world is beautiful and full
of opportunities. You know what makes me hate my disability? The
government and the IRS makes me absolutely despise my cp! Everybody
perfectly knows that it's almost impossible for me to have a stable
job. If I find freelance work, I have to report to IRS and SSI. I
report it to SSI, and my benefits decrease, almost instantly. The
freelance work is over, and I need my benefits back. Yet, it takes
months to get it back! That would force me to go live under a bridge!
That "ticket to work" program is complete absurdity. So many people
have been forced below poverty, by this half-ass, nightmare of a
government program.
I don't know as much as I should know about exactly how these programs work. But I found this a succinct statement of how they're broken. I don't agree with every word in the post, but this is really well said.
