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The whole procedure is a distraction, just like the deficit.
Real goal: "We will spend less on disabled people." Official statement: "We need to help those who can work get back to work." Distraction: "This test will tell us something or other." Result: Morons spend time criticising the tests.
Real goal: "We will shrink the state and lower taxes, mainly for the rich." Official statement: "We need to save." Distraction: "Deficit. Deficit. Exterminate the de-fi-cit." Result: Morons spend time criticising the specific savings.
So angry. Apathetic. Where Sue Marsh and others get their energy to carry on I don't know. Maybe I'm not angry enough.
(Disclaimer: Not personally disabled or receiving any of these benefits. Have a job making above median salary. As Pratchett said: "indoor work with no heavy lifting".)
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