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- From: kiser@taronga.com (Jim Kiser)
- Newsgroups: misc.handicap
- Subject: Re: driving?
- Message-ID: <23957@handicap.news>
- Date: 19 Aug 92 04:31:34 GMT
- References: <23670@handicap.news>
- Sender: wtm@bunker.shel.isc-br.com
- Reply-To: kiser@taronga.com (Jim Kiser)
- Organization: Taronga Park BBS
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- Approved: wtm@hnews.fidonet.org
- X-Fidonet: Spinal Injury Conference
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- Index Number: 23957
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- In article <23670@handicap.news> Rich.Veraa@f907.n135.z1.fidonet.org writes:
- >Index Number: 23670
- >
- > >> RV> stabilize my position. You're getting ripped off big time. My
- > >> RV> whole conversion cost $1500.
- > >>
- > >>If it's a ripoff, the taxpayers are getting shafted, not me. I was
- > >>evaluated by instructors, and the above list is what they decided I
- > >>need. I'd rather have less stuff. *adh*
- >
- >Actually, it's not the taxpayers that get shafted -- it's other
- >disabled clients. The taxpayers are shelling out as much as they'll
- >put up with, and no state has _enough_ funds to meet all the needs.
- >So whatever they spend on one client is funding they can't spend on
- >someone else.
-
- It also hurts those of us who have good jobs but still need the
- equipment. Since the state agencies will shell out "whatever it
- takes" there is no incentive to the manufactures/dealers to be
- competitive on the price. That means I pay inflated prices or I go
- without. (Usually the later.) I keep hoping that as more
- handicapped become employed, we can become an economic force and
- make them give us more realistic prices.
-
- --
- "Never send a bunny to do a duck's job." - DW
-