More Americans went on disability than found jobs in last 3 months
Aw, what the heck; give ‘em ALL a disabled placard.
Anyone choosing to live in that state must be 80% disabled from the shoulders up.
The Americans continue their slide to 3rd world, where corruption like this is routine. Which set of laws applies, there are so many of them now depending on who you are and who you know.
Liberalism is a freak show
One of the problems is that states are very liberal in their awarding and renewal of these placards. My husband applied for a placard in PA in 2006 after a knee injury. He had the choice of 6 months or 5 years on the placard. He used it for about 2 years while he was on crutches and rehabbing his knee. Then he forgot about the placard until the automatic renewal arrived in the mail. While the initial application required a doctor’s signature, the renewal did not. I think many people end up with placards for life, long after a short-term need has ended. Similarly, when my aunt died, I found placards for Florida and New York in her car. She had a legitimate need, as she had a prosthetic leg. However, there is nothing except conscience stopping me or anyone else from using them now. I doubt any parking authorities are checking the identification numbers on them against death certificates.
The “ME” generation has come home to roost and it’s going to get very ugly before it’s over.
This issue was addressed in Arlington, Virginia, back in 1998 by removing this exemption and instituting the “all may park, all must pay” policy. There are still handicapped-only spots at the ends of blocks.
The reason cited for the change? Widespread abuse, exactly as mentioned in this article.
I moved out of California 10 years ago. I had a handicapped hangtag there but every year the Great State of California mails me a new tag (free of charge)even though I now live in Indiana.
And they wonder why they are circling the bowl.
Last year, I broke my leg and was hobbling around on crutches or a cane for seven or eight months. Even though I wasn’t driving at the time, I thought about getting a placard, for people that were helping me out driving me around. Then, I figured, even though it was a pain trying to get around, I’m young and I only had to put up with it for a few months, but the real disabled people had to deal with it for life. So, I decided to just suck it up and do without it. Guess I was a sucker.