trump administration just proposed monitering disabled peoples social media accounts to decide if theyre having too much fun. they will use any pictures where you look just a little too happy to strip you of disability benefits. i wish i was joking but google it for yourself if you dont believe me.
the most depressing part of this is it fundamentally misunderstands how disability manifests. someone who can’t stand up 12 hours a day can go on a 20 minute walk and take a happy picture.
if the bill should pass this 20 minute walk with a commemorative picture could lose you your livlihood.
our government in the usa are straight up trying to say disabled people should never be happy or engage with the workd around us.
Is this real???
Links for anyone searching:
Trump's Proposal to Monitor Social Media of Disabled People Is Discrimination of the Worst Kind Not that he has a great track record with this anyway. pastemagazine.com The Trump administration wants to monitor the social media of disability recipients — including veterans Donald Trump and Republicans loudly proclaim themselves to be champions of veterans, but time and time again, they underfund veterans’ car Alternet.org Trump administration may monitor social media to catch disability fraud (updated) If you collect disability, the Trump administration wants to spy on your social media Engadget