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Families ‘hung out to dry’ by new restrictions on disability support (www.thepress.co.nz)
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So, our government's "crack down on beneficiaries" also includes disabled children.

Apparently disabled people are, what? Leaches sucking the life out of the economy or something?

How long until disabled people have to "work" for their support? Or perhaps we should just put them on a train and take them to a "work camp"?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

My youngest has lower level special needs and IF supports her and us too.

Even then, I still can't imagine how much this sucks for families with higher needs.

Frankly, it's the single most disgusting thing any government has ever done in my memory: Landlords get a tax break at the expense of our disabled citizens, our most vulnerable.