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Charge
You charge disabled people taxes for:
Education
But you won't let us into your schools,colleges,universities
Transport
But you won't let us on your buses,trains,coaches
Police
But you won't protect our rights
Health
But you won't let us into the doctor's, hospitals, dentists
(And if you do you abuse us)
Highways
But you won't let us use the pavements or cross the roads
Libraries
But you won't let us in
Or if you do, you put the books and tapes out of reach, or fill them with
words we don't understand
Public Amenities
But you won't let us use them
War
So that you can disable more people
And then you charge us
For eating in our own homes
(Do you pay?)
Going to our own toilets
(Do you pay?)
Sleeping in our own beds
(Do you pay?)
Bathing in our own baths
(Do you pay?)
Dressing in our own clothes
(Do you pay?)
And you charge us for:
Doing our shopping
(if you allow us to)
Visiting our families
(if you allow us to)
Meeting our friends
(if you allow us to)
Travelling
(if you allow us to)
Working
(if you allow us to)
Protesting
(if you allow us to)
You even charge some of us
For breathing
(if you allow us to)
Lindsay Carter
Copyright © 2001
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