I used to be a web developer, doing web site design, information architecture, and the HTML/CSS/Javascript development side of things. I didn't make a fortune, but I had a tidy little income. Does anyone think it's better to be on disability, which is very small, rather than work for a living? Anyone who thinks that is the really crazy one. When I got sick I couldn't work, ran out of money, and became homeless. I didn't know the system, had no advocate, and ended up on the streets, where I nearly died of the elements. I don't romanticize working for a living, and God knows I don't romanticize being mentally ill and on disability. It seems that for the mentally ill there is no happy ending. You lose your good income and live on a pittance, and every day all day you suffer from your symptoms and society's stigma. Where is the win here? I once read a description of disabled people as "latte and limousine liberals." I think there are a lot of people who see it that way: disability is a giveaway program, and only parasites get SSDI. It sounds like most disabled people who actually try working have a hard time of it. It's rough trying to work when your head is full of voices and delusions...