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Stop Wounding Ontarians Sounds Like WHAT? More Empty Promises
Bravery? Living On Nothing

I am sure you will agree that dealing with ODSP can become very frustrating and exhausting. The concept of having an 'Antidotes' or Humour Page aimed at ODSP may help provide a respite. I have created a small animation to get the page started.

This page's success depends on YOU!! If you come across any good humour aimed at ODSP - PLEASE send it to me and I will put it on this page.

Blessings
Malcolm



Animation created by Malcolm Dilts
May be freely distributed for non-profit purposes.



Kudos to Glenn for sending this in as our first find.


Can you spot the Difference?
(There isn't any!)
Public Domain Image



Government Promises

In 1995 golf pro Premier, Mike Harris made HUGE cuts
To Social Assistance cheques, clearly this was nuts

Dubbed the "common sense revolution" by he
Was uncommonly senseless to the afflicted, you see

Harris and Tsubushi said tuna staple diet for the poor was fine
While eating steak, and condemning the poor, these political swine

22.6 per cent slashed from the poor's assistance cheques
Disabled and disadvantaged, worried who would come next

Ernie Eves then abused the defenceless poor
Like Mike Harris, treated them like manure

Then the Liberal McGuinty came, claimed he was Mr. Clean
Help for disabled and poor he promised, soon would be seen

Dalton lied, told tall tales, didn't tell the truth
Deceived people voted for him, at the polling booth

Along with McGuinty, was Kitchener's John Milloy
Seems this MPP does nothing for the poor, except annoy

So Politicians take notice, the poor are sick of you
Activists like OCAP: REVOLT, you still have much to do

To Social Assistance recipients, please, these words do hear
All we can expect from the Government, is injustice, poverty, and fear

Written by Glenn Hedrich



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Do One Brave Thing Today!



Living on NOTHING

I’m disabled and can no longer work
Pension administered by some ODSP jerk

Trying to subsist on less than minimal money
Really and truly, the situation isn’t very funny

Try to make each and every penny count
And still the monthly bills do mount

Not even enough money for my basic needs
As a direct result of Governmental dirty deeds

Try to cut my expenses to the bone
Creativity I have now have to hone

Learn to repair and mend my stuff
Of doing this, I’m not a buff

Suffer severe embarrassment by standing in line
In able to have food bank hand outs on which to dine

Food half rotted, out of date, or stale
Most of it donated and bought on sale

By well meaning people
Convinced under a steeple

So I learn to cook very cheap cuts of meat
And to turn down the expensive apartment heat

I’m probably suffering vitamin deficiency
In the name of government “efficiency”

Necessarily, I eat more hamburger and Kraft Dinners
While greedy politicians eat steak and caviar, the sinners

Buy everything cheap at the bargain shop
So less pocket change, out I have to plop

Shop at Sally Anne and Value Village
While politicians continue to pillage

While politicians continue to play aristocrat
I do my dirty laundry at the local laundromat

While politicians have a nice car, and a big fancy house
I live in a decrepit tiny place, and set traps for the mouse

Cars and taxi’s, hah, no way for us
Being poor we have to take the bus

When bus fare runs out and I have nothing left to hock
I have no choice but to brave sub zero weather, and walk

Even with extremely careful cost cutting measures
Seeing my bank statement causes great displeasures

More money going out than what’s coming in
Still, buddy Dalton has the nerve to grin

And proudly announce he’s helping the poor
Idiot politicians: OK Dalton, right, yeah sure

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At Queens Park there is no one to really care
If the poor actually survive, or how they fare

But just wait until the next voting day
McGuinty, Puppatello, you’re gonna pay

Like Harris and Eves, you will be booted out
I say this with conviction, and without a doubt

Written by Glenn Hedrich

 

This web page is posted and maintained by:
Malcolm Dilts
Midland, Ontario
email: mm@magmac.ca
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