Not going to get into the whole political label debate. Many people see it an one-pane linear topic, when it's actually two-pane dimension. The way I worded it is the way the average joes understand how to split the two-pane dimension into linear politics.
Agreed. It does make me furious. I am all for not being labeled as disabled, but if you don't want to be labeled disabled, don't be on disability pension in the first place! Now, granted, I realise there are people like SimplyMints, and people like her, I am assuming it's a her, are the ones that I would support. I don't view deafness or blindness as a disability, but I am aware that we are under an umbrella for hearing and or seeing folks. So whatever affect the disabled population, affect the deaf and blind populations as well.
Depends on what you're talking about. Some I agree with, because the people will see a return back into the system, which makes the nay-sayers back off and stop criticising us. Others I disagree with since I don't see the benfit. It depends on the issue. Now if you means accommodations to improve accessibility, then yes, I agree the government should help out with that.
However if you were to talk to tax-payers' negative experiences, they are usually because the taxpayers bulk about people who received luxury items for instance a free car. One example that come to mind was a person on disability was using his money to spend on gambling, expanding his reptile collection and somehow got a free car in the process somewhere. Of course when other people found out, they were offended that he wasn't using the money to pay toward basic necessaries. Now, normally, I would say there is a few bad apples, no big deal, but I have become jaded over the years as I see more people who do this than the people who don't. Could be because the bad apples stand out more, but the mainstream tend to remember only the negative experiences.
Tax payers are not always right, but most of the criticism and advocating for budget cuts seems to come from people spending money on luxury goods that others cannot afford working full-time. So in my eyes, whenever people do this, it become progressively backward and hurt the people who legitimately do need a leg-up.
So, I advocate for personal and economic freedom for all people who are blind, deaf and disabled. If we can work and pay for ourselves, then society won't see us as a burden and won't be so willing to cut us loose, which can lead to undesirable consequences.
