
GRAB A SEAT, FUCK-BUCKETS, WHILE PROFESSOR ECO CRUNCHES SOME NUMBERS FOR YOUR ILLITERATE ASSES...
ECO RECIEVES A MEASLY $1,159 EVERY MONTH FROM THE ONTARIO DISABILITY SUPPORT PROGRAM (SOCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED PEOPLE IN ONTARIO, CANADA).
NEARLY-HALF OF THAT GETS AUTOMATICALLY-DEDUCTED OFF MY CHEQUE ($550 TO BE EXACT) TO COVER THE SHELTER PORTION OF MY DISABILITY.
THAT LEAVES ME WITH ABOUT $600 TO PLAY WITH, BUT "A MAN'S GOTTA EAT!" ...AND FOOD FOR A VEGAN IS GENERALLY MORE EXPENSIVE (FOR EXAMPLE, IF I WANT TO EAT A VEGAN-IZED PIZZA, I HAVE TO PAY $12 OR MORE GENERALLY.
SO LET'S HYPOTHETICALLY SAY THAT FOOD FOR THE MONTH COSTS $400...THAT LEAVES ME WITH $200...
WHAT ABOUT TRANSPORTATION??? A BUS PASS COSTS $90 HERE IN BARRIE, ONTARIO THE LAST TIME I CHECKED, SO THAT LEAVES ME WITH $110, SINCE A BUS PASS IS ESSENTIAL TO GET AROUND A LARGE, SPREAD-OUT SUBURB LIKE BARRIE.
THAT'S NOT TO CONSIDER OTHER MUCH-NEEDED EXPENSES... WHAT THE FUCK CAN I BUY FOR $110?? FUCK ALL! AND WHERE IS MY DOPE MONEY GOING TO COME FROM, FOR EXAMPLE, IF I AM A HEROIN OR (I WOULD ARGUE) A METHAMPHETAMINE ADDICT, WHO NEEDS THE AFORMENTIONED SUBSTANCES NOT TO GET SICK?!
FURTHERMORE, I WOULD GO AS FAR AS TO SAY US DISABLED FOLK OUGHT TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO A CELL PHONE TOO!! A BASIC PLAN COSTS $50 A MONTH, AND THAT IS NOT INCLUDING THE COST OF THE PHONE, BUT I DO NOT RECEIVE $$ FOR NEEDED ELECTRONICS. I AM NOT AMISH; I HAVE THE RIGHT TO TECHNOLOGY!!
SOME OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW RECEIVE AS MUCH AS $1,800/MONTH FROM ONTARIO DISABILITY (O.D.S.P.) BECAUSE THEY APPLY FOR EXTRA EXPENSES LIKE A SPECIAL DIET ALLOWANCE (WHICH I SHOULD BE GETTING) OR MEDICAL TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT...
IT IS NOT FAIR AT ALL. NOT ONE IOTA. THEN THE GOVERNMENT WONDERS WHY SO MANY OF US JUST DECIDE TO TAKE UP ILLEGAL, UNDER-THE-TABLE JOBS LIKE PIMPING OR DRUG-DEALING, IN ORDER TO SUPPLEMENT OUR DISABILITY INCOMES, AND BRING US UP TO A NORMAL, FAIR STANDARD OF LIVING.
OR AT LEAST THAT IS MY HUMBLE OPINION ON THE MATTER, AS AN UNDER-PAID O.D.S.P. RECIPIENT. THING IS, I WANT TO ENTER THE WORKFORCE AND BE A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF SOCIETY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RUN MY OWN BUSINESS AND BE MY OWN BOSS, AND WOULD RATHER SIT AT HOME AND COLLECT DISABILITY THAN TAKE AN UNDER-PAID, OVER-WORKED, SLAVE-LIKE JOB. I AM INNOVATIVE AND RESOURCEFUL, AND I WILL ALWAYS FIND WAYS TO MAKE MONEY, BE THEY ILLEGAL OR NOT.
FOREVER BRIMMING WITH RAGE,
ECO
(Edited 8 minutes later.)