Greetings Economists,
On Sep 6, 2008, at 11:07 PM, Gar Lipow wrote:
Oh and her landlord just served her boyfriend with a notice for them
to quit, since the rent due September 1 was not paid. Since she is
unconscious, she can't do anything with her disability check. The
boyfriend is unemployed and has five dollars in his bank account....
Doyle;
We have had two members of Pushing Limits die for more or less the
same reasons. Putting off medical care or threats to health in order
to stay in their home, or arrested denied health care. My point is
that anecdotally we hear this stuff all the time in regard to people
with disabilities.
We've had three members of the collective who were homeless which
makes it hard for them to participate. A fourth to join us soon.
It's my view that the health care system gives us a sense of what
unites people. And a gauge of what reforms to come might accomplish
in terms of quieting protest. In these life and death situations that
can't now be translated into a more militant mass movement, a
tremendous pressure is being borne by the persons who are in these
situations. Most of these people are radicalized by these
situations. They usually don't care any more about what democrats
promise and want to do something drastic now to get something before
they die.
There are about 54 million people with disabilities in the U.S.
according U.S. census figures. This component of the population is
much more likely to spread radical ideas than the able bodied because
they are often at the point of nothing left to lose. At the same time
politically weak so that potential for a uniting people is difficult
to build upon. But we build.
thanks,
Doyle Saylor
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