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Doreen

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32. I worked for years even while disabled but I finally got

Wed May 24, 2017, 01:02 PM

May 2017

to a point that the work finally made my disability worse and was forced to stop. I kind of miss working. I miss it because it gave me something to do and kept people off my back a little more that I was cheating the system. I do not miss it because my mental health was on complete overload and I was always in pain because no matter how well I did in proper body movements I re injured my injuries from my accident that helped create my disability. I was actually going against doctors orders when I worked because they said it would worsen my disability and shorten my life. They were right about making it worse.

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"Would people work if they didn't have to?" [View all] yallerdawg May 2017 OP

Most people would treestar May 2017 #1

I think today most people work to survive! yallerdawg May 2017 #4

True enough. treestar May 2017 #6

I agree get the red out May 2017 #10

Some right wingers do, but they are deserving. Like those guys who took over that Malheur Dream Girl May 2017 #14

+1 treestar May 2017 #22

Agree, but it's not just "American values." People work Hortensis May 2017 #19

and to have a better life in terms of treestar May 2017 #23

Conservatives naturally have a dark view of humanity. Hortensis May 2017 #26

Yeah their view of people is too negative treestar May 2017 #35

Anger and fear, anger and fear. VOX May 2017 #41

+100. Today's right-wing extremism is toxic. The Atlantic Hortensis May 2017 #42

Many people would not choose to work too. FLPanhandle May 2017 #21

I can agree with that, too treestar May 2017 #24

This is real also. But total veggies would spend their limited income Hortensis May 2017 #29

Maybe kids and old people would get more attention then, too. And parents would get relief lostnfound May 2017 #40

Many folks on disability do work janterry May 2017 #2

I worked for years even while disabled but I finally got Doreen May 2017 #32

If we're looking at one group of people to start giving it to . . . HughBeaumont May 2017 #3

This isn't about 'paying into.' yallerdawg May 2017 #5

While I support some model of UBI.... Adrahil May 2017 #11

Social justice. yallerdawg May 2017 #15

That's nice. Adrahil May 2017 #16

I'm going off of "what would happen if UBI were instituted". HughBeaumont May 2017 #27

"1. No More Poverty Trap" yallerdawg May 2017 #37

It is quite unfair to treestar May 2017 #7

I'll be honest--I wouldn't work if I didn't have to justiceischeap May 2017 #8

Follow your bliss! yallerdawg May 2017 #9

In other words, you would do work that you love. Iggo May 2017 #12

I don't see Photography as work though justiceischeap May 2017 #13

It sounds like a nice idea, but affordable housing would be a major issue. smirkymonkey May 2017 #17

Depends on what is considered "affordable" housing? yallerdawg May 2017 #28

Given the precarious state of our environment I think the less humans do, the better. nt jalan48 May 2017 #18

Maybe use UBI as an environmental incentive FLPanhandle May 2017 #20

UBI would be unconditional and universal. yallerdawg May 2017 #25

I just don't see this happening without some conditions FLPanhandle May 2017 #33

Universal Basic Income. yallerdawg May 2017 #36

I would strongly agree with that Calculating May 2017 #31

Aren't people with children potentially in greater need? Marengo May 2017 #39

I've been saying that for years. hunter May 2017 #34

I think people would still work Calculating May 2017 #30

What would Bernie do? yallerdawg May 2017 #38