I used to write stuff like this at the Dreaded Orange Shitcan..well, I'll be writing them here instead. My only regret is that my followers over there won't know about it. And I'm still on 30 day suspension there so I can't let them know. In any case, shall we begin?

When I refer to infrastructure, I'm not just talking about roads, bridges and buildings. Services are also a vital part of public infrastructure. And over the past few decades, we have seen Republicans and Democrats privatize or outright destroy services that we all rely upon. Disability services are no exception to this. In fact, they are often the first on the chopping block, along with education and transportation.

Florida is the best example of this I can possibly find, as in recent years, those services have faced cuts every single year that Rick Scott has been in office. Because of this, Voc Rehab is having a hell of a time rendering services to those who need them the most. And when we do receive services we need, it can take weeks, or sometimes months, to even get what we do need because they are underfunded and understaffed.

To make things even worse, many of us are forced to rely on services such as Employ Florida as well due to recently enacted SNAP requirements. I've written about this before, but to make a long story short, if you fail to meet the so-called monthly work participation requirements, your SNAP benefits are sanctioned for the next month. Sadly, there's nothing that can be done to go around it since this is actually FEDERAL law (Thanks, Slick Willy.), even organizations such as Voc Rehab cannot intervene, despite the fact that many of their services do involve searching for employment and education.

This sort of thing does not happen overnight. It. Took. Decades. This all began with Ronnie's Welfare Queen rants and kept going with cuts here and there until finally we got so-called Welfare Reform. We're seeing this kind of crap in every area of society and nothing less than bold plans will put a stop to it.

Certification and Other Stuff

In the hopes that some day I won't have to do this shit anymore, I'm looking to get certified in a few things I'm trained to use. Oracle's Database Developer Suite, Linux Administration and so on. I'm looking into resources to help me out and have been for the last couple of weeks. I even managed to get my Voc Rehab counselor behind me on this one because more opportunities might open up if I happen to be certified in a few things. I still have the driver's license issue to deal with though since I can't handle a full size vehicle. I still drive a golf cart around the neighborhood though.

Hey, at least I'm still doing something.

See you around,

Aspie