• SLaSZT@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, as someone living in Ontario, Canada, the disability benefit is about $1200 (maximum, many people are receiving a modified/lower amount). The average rent for a bachelor apartment is just under that and single rooms are about $700, if not more. Have fun starving all month and not having internet, a phone, or money for the bus.

    There just isn’t enough to live on, but many disabled people can’t work or can’t find jobs that will accommodate their needs. It makes a lot of financial sense for Canada to encourage these people to kill themselves. It’s a true shit show because we refuse to increase the corporate progressive tax rate and promote real estate/home ownership as an investment that will give you the financial stability for retirement, which hasn’t been true for most people for a long time.