My Support Forums - View Single Post - demonisation of the unemployed, sick & vulnerable in the UK

nonightowl · Dec 10, 2013, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Koko2

We in the US went through this for 8 years during the last Bush presidency, 2000-2008. This sentiment is still widespread in right-wing media such as Fox news, but not adhered to by the current president. The next Republican president who takes office will no doubt take action to reduce benefits.

It seems the budgets to help the most vulnerable are always cut: Elderly, disabled, and poor. Don't these "people" who make these decisions realize THEY are going to be old someday? And they could become disabled one day, or....poor?

There's also such a thing as the "working poor". These people work their tails off, but they can't get ahead due to such low wages. Not everybody can be a PhD who speaks 2 languages and has a perfect/stable work history that employers demand these days. (They also expect people to have a car, not take the bus)

I didn't realize other countries demonize the poor/unemployed the way the U.S. does. With many states having a "at will" policy, your job isn't safe. They can let you go at any time, good riddance to you. Yeah, you could be living check to check, but that's not their problem.

I HATE these people who say stuff like "Get a job" or "Pull yourself up by your bootstraps". People who say stuff like that should be thrown out onto the street with just their clothes on their backs. THEN, let's see them "get a job." Yeah, I mean that from the bottom of my heart. They need to get off their high horse. Only losing everything would humble them. Or maybe not...

So.....you think you can just "get a job." What does "a" mean? Any job? A low paying one, then? First of all, you need to have a "ermanent address"to apply for a job. A cardboard box/tent/car doesn't count....And you better not stink either. If you're homeless, there's not many places you can take a shower. Got to look nice and polished, have that perfect work history, a car (for transportation, not living in it).

Employers discriminate against the unemployed. You need a job to get a job, you need an income to get a loan. Employers treat people as so disposable, not giving them a second thought when they lay off a bunch of people. They are left scrambling to find work, and the longer they are out of work, the less likely they will get hired.

In the meantime, landlords raise rent. Health insurance companies raise their premiums, food companies raise prices, etc. Nothing goes down, just up. But most people's salaries don't. Then, we have these rich CEO's who make millions in a year, something most people won't see in their lifetime.

I'm not going to say more cause it'll get my blood pressure up. But I've got strong feelings about this, and I had to get this out of my system. All I can do is use these emoticons to express my sentiments: