[nabs-l] SSI & Subminimum Wages

[Wasif, Zunaira]

I love that!

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Justin Salisbury
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 12:51 PM
To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nabs-l] SSI & Subminimum Wages

Dear List:

Someone recently brought up an argument against HR 3086 with respect to
the loss of SSI benefits.  On the Facebook event Boycott Goodwill page,
which can be found and joined at
<http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/453015078044368/>, Anil Lewis made a
wonderful satirical post about a month ago, and it's worth reading.
Here it is:

We will pay you less than the minimum wage so that you will not lose
your benefits. We will not provide you with job training nor an
opportunity to earn more money so that you can maintain your eligibility
for your benefits. You are too severely disabled to work productively to
earn a real wage so you should work not to lose your benefits. Though
others in similar situations, having the same disability, have
successfully obtained competitive employment earning the minimum wage or
more, allowing them to actively participate in their communities,
enabling them to transition off of public assistance, you should not
strive for this same degree of independence. The $1.44 we pay you will
allow you to keep your benefits, while the CEOs continue to make six
figure salaries for their efforts to assist you to keep your benefits.

Justin

Justin M. Salisbury
Class of 2012
B.A. in Mathematics
East Carolina University
president at alumni.ecu.edu

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
-MARGARET MEAD

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