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Comments on: Tax and Attacks on the Sick http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/ Trying to make a point Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:21:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: ian http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58961 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:23:23 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/10/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58961 Mind you – I think I prefer even our loopy system to the hoops you have to go through in the US to get onto Medicare once you reach retirement.

]]> By: ian http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58960 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:21:55 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/10/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58960 I will probably trigger some sort of ‘Godwin’s Law’ equivalent, but the system genuinely is Kafkaesque, although Catch 22 also often springs to mind.

]]> By: John B http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58931 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:16:31 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/10/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58931 “they don’t qualify for any help with prescriptions.”

‘king hell. Did they hire professional satirists to create the system or something?

]]> By: Abdul Rahim http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58930 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:04:53 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/10/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58930 Cameron’s traditional Tory suspicion and malace towards benefits claimants is absolutley predictable, although the policy of the initiative, which would provide those who want to work with the requisite skills and training, should be advanced by whatever party.

]]> By: David http://sharpener.johnband.org/2008/01/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58929 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:14:32 +0000 http://www.thesharpener.net/2008/01/10/tax-and-attacks-on-the-sick/#comment-58929 Sadly, this is nothing new. I can remember over ten years ago, a man with severe learning difficulties being informed that he’s sickness benefit was being stopped as he was capable of simple work, such as a deck chair attendant!!!!

The residential social worker who had been his escort from the residential home asked where ehe would get such a job in a inland town & was informed that it was not the assessors problem.

The choice left to the bloke with mental handicap was either to sign on for work OR go for appeal. All his allowances were then stopped until it was hoped he won his appeal.

At the time the GP was useless, he seemed to think that the assessor was some higher medical authority, although, to be fair, once he found out it was some twenty something year old civil servant he shot of letters to MP’s etc.

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