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Originally posted by Hot_Sauce@Apr 13 2005, 07:49 PM
Thanks for the info Jiri. It might be interesting to note that I know of a lady who receives AISH becasue she is a manic depressive. Not 'severely' physically disabled and can hold down a job from time to time. I think the 'severely' handle can be misconstrued to conjure up images of only helpless paralyzed souls bound to whellchairs. Not always the case.
It is unfortunate that the abuse of some forces the gov't to reduce benefits when some can actually earn a few extra bucks. Where is the incentive to work a few hours a week if the proceeds are simply deducted from an AISH check. Crap!
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Agreed. And it speaks to how misunderstood things like depression are. The challenge is that for many people suffering from mental disorders - they can indeed hold down jobs from time to time - but those jobs can also lead to stress which can make their mental disorder worse. Its very tricky stuff. I'm not sure if there is a perfect system. In my view though - I recognize that some people take advantage of AISH but what is better.
1. Having a system that is vulernable to being taken advantage of?
or
2. Having a system that is restrictive enough that people can't take advantage of, but at the price of eliminating some people that actually need the help?
I'll take the first choice...even if it means some low lifes are using the system to get AISH when they dont' really need it. The most important thing is making sure people that need the help get it.
Bend it Like... - what do you mean by AISH being treated by as a Welfare system? I didn't follow where you were going with that.