On Oct 11, 2006, at 4:46 AM, frank theriault wrote: > In Ontario (Canada), it's the middle class that is denied legal > services. The rich can afford to pay themselves, the poor (who meet > the "means test" - which really should be called a "lack of means > test" shouldn't it?) are covered by legal aid, while the middle class > can't afford a lawyer and the state won't pay for one for them.
I was frustrated during my student days as student allowances were also means-tested. It's reasonable to expect the incomes of both parents to be counted, but they never accounted for divorced parents, who between them have two mortgages to pay and two families to raise. Luckily the city I grew up in has a good university, so I was able to live at home while studying. I still should have got a job though. - Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
