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by notamy 1030 days ago
> If you're only disabled because you eat too much and can't be bothered to exercise I question whether you're actually disabled.

Okay... how do you then prove this? Is preexisting medical issues considered legitimate? What about medication changes? What about [insert any of many possible causes]? What if you have one of those causes but are missing one piece of paperwork to prove it? What if what if what if? I worry that trying to put legitimacy tests on disability just leads to "you're not disabled enough to deserve health" the way it does now.