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Today I am protesting our governments genocide of disabled people.
More cuts! The government austerity measures against disabled people have already killed thousands. 90 disabled people every month die within weeks of being declared "fit for work" within the current system. That's 2380 DEAD from stress and suicide every three years as a direct result of the current disability benefits policy . This is just the tip of the iceburg - a statistic from the governements own official research and only showing deaths within six weeks of a specific date. A major study by academics warns cuts to health and social care budgets could well be to blame for the “unprecedented” 30,000 extra deaths in England and Wales.
“The long-term decline in mortality in England and Wales has reversed, with approximately 30,000 extra deaths compared to what would be expected if the average age-specific death rates in 2006 to 2014... This is the biggest absolute rise in deaths since the war" - Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.
where is the outrage? Do we refuse to believe it or is it too inconvenient? In a country where the rich keep getting richer and the "credit crunch" never ended for the rest of us, where is the money being saved from austerity going? As they continue to CUT CUT CUT the safety nets designed to keep people off the streets, working people , disabled people .
don't believe the rhetoric of "the work shy free-loader" . it simply isn't true. 3 billion has been spent on preventing disability benefit fraud . this has been done through degrading examinations by so called "medical professionals" who will ask such questions as "why havnt you killed yourself yet?" And assume if you can even make it to the assessment or sit and watch an episode of telly then you cant be truly disabled .3 billion has been spent on these tactics that the UN has declared HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE. And how much has been saved? Nothing! Its cost us over a billion! Showing us that they don't want to prevent fraud but actually want to stop people who are entitled to The life saving benefit from actually claiming it.
Maybe their privileged position and ideological brainwashing has led them to believe this eugenic philosophy that anyone who is not a rich, able bodied, capitalist consumer is a drain on society and should be weeded out... Its murder of good people in great need.
People with no support will die without these benefits yet the government is quick to tarnish them with the brush of "work shy free loader".. They have literally sent blind people, people with the mental age of two and people with no legs off to look for work... A death sentence for many. This year there were new cuts to PIP that will make it harder for the disabled to get support for the extra cost for travel , treatment and other expenses. The gov is cutting thses as apparently " its meant only for the very sick" ... And aparanatly mental health is not serious enough an issue to qualify , And people dying and with no legs don't qualify either. The disabled of this country need more support not less. If you want to check the statistics I've cited check out DPAC (Disabled People Against Cuts) on their Facebook or website. The best way of making a change is making your voice heard! Protest! Write to your MP ! Keep informed ! And vote the Tories out!
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