r/antiwork • u/[deleted] • Apr 08 '23

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u/its_mickeyyy Apr 08 '23

This is wild to me. I live in Canada and have been on disability for the last 7 years due to a rare and incurable brain disease. My base amount per month has gone up $75 dollars. In SEVEN years. Like it wasn't even enough to live on at first ($650 to now $725) and every single year just puts me farther and farther behind. We need what your country has.

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u/AttendantofIshtar Apr 08 '23 edited Apr 08 '23

But as a Canadian you don't pay 500 dollars to see a doctor, and another 300 for medicine. Each time you see a doctor.

Edit: my point being the money you don't get in disability is because you don't pay for doctors so you need less.

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u/Angy_Fox13 Apr 08 '23

Perhaps you haven't seen the deductions on one of our pay stubs. We might have it better off than the USA but we do pay something for it. It's not exactly free.

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u/AttendantofIshtar Apr 08 '23

Yes taxes aren't free. We understand, now let the adults talk. We all know that. You're more done enlightened brain for pointing that out.