Reply #12: Making Some ASSumptions There, Pardner

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Also I have seen able bodied people with handicap tags and really expensive cars... I have seen really obese people with handicap tags too.
I know for some obese people it's a disorder and I know for some it's a result of thier psychology..but what about the people that are just manipulative or"connected" to the right govt.officials to get a tag they don't deserve??

You're making a whole passel of ASSumptions there. First, at least in the state in which I live, there are certain diseases/conditions for which permits are allowed, and a doctor must sign the that applicant meets that requirement. Very few doctors are going to risk their licenses by signing for a person who has none of the required conditions. Once the application is filled out properly and signed by a licensed doctor, the state issue the placard - they don't get to decide who's disabled and who isn't past he requirements on the form.

Second, are you a doctor? You may be able to diagnose obesity by looking at a person, but can you diagnose other diseases just by looking at a person? No? Maybe that person's doctor knows something you don't. Maybe, just maybe, a person can be fat *and* have a disability. Maybe some disabilities don't "show" in the way you'd like them to.

Third, one can qualify for a car loan and still have a disability. Not all disabled people are poor or unable to qualify for a line of credit.