[nabs-l] SSI & Subminimum Wages
Beth
thebluesisloose at gmail.com
Fri Jul 20 17:53:45 UTC 2012
Haha that is so weird. I would never accept that much money, and
I swear if anyone tells me hat because I'm "too severely
disabled", they are lying. Want to see severely disabled? Look
at my boyfriend, he has so many heart issues he can't work
period. That's severely disabled.
Beth
----- Original Message -----
From: Justin Salisbury <PRESIDENT at alumni.ecu.edu
To: "nabs-l at nfbnet.org" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:51:07 +0000
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, its the only thing that ever has.
MARGARET MEAD
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