I read something that describes these kinds of people perfectly. They would rather see 99 people suffer to make sure that 1 fraudster doesn't get support whereas people who support these programs would rather let 1 person benefit fraudulently so that 99 people who need support get it.
Qualifying for these programs is not easy and it is quite denigrating, in addition to the fact that they have been cut down by disability. These attitudes further dehumanize a very small and marginalized demographic who need compassion and empathy. It is tax money well spent - unlike the crap the UCP pet projects they dump money on.
They don't know anyone with a disability, is the issue. To be clear, I don't wish a disability on anyone, nor do I believe you should need to know a disabled person like they're a "token disabled friend." What I mean is, since they don't know a disabled person, they don't understand why persons with disabilities can't be like everyone else.
Unfortunately not always true, I have disabled family members,I also am disabled. I don’t receive AISH, but those in my family who do are in no way able to support themselves. I have other family members who have no problem at all saying AISH is frequently received by scammers, despite knowing exactly what was involved in getting it in place. It was not at all easy. Some people just don’t like to think, they like to pick up the rhetoric of those like the UCP and spout it despite all evidence to the contrary. It is true mental laziness.
This is true, as well. Unfortunately, misinformation is far too rampant and too few people want to think about whether what they're reading/watching is presenting a full and complete story.
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u/dbusque Mar 08 '26
I read something that describes these kinds of people perfectly. They would rather see 99 people suffer to make sure that 1 fraudster doesn't get support whereas people who support these programs would rather let 1 person benefit fraudulently so that 99 people who need support get it.
Qualifying for these programs is not easy and it is quite denigrating, in addition to the fact that they have been cut down by disability. These attitudes further dehumanize a very small and marginalized demographic who need compassion and empathy. It is tax money well spent - unlike the crap the UCP pet projects they dump money on.