I know it's not considered "politically correct" to talk about this.

But I, for one, am sick of these welfare types taking my hard-earned money and spending it on whatever they please.

I mean, do they really need a membership at the Embassy Club? It doesn't make them look so destitute to me. In fact, it looks bloody extravagant. I certainly don't belong to the Embassy Club.

And here's the kicker -- I hear some of them don't even pay taxes.

If individuals with significant cognitive and mental health impairments were moved from welfare to the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), the city of Toronto could save over $100 million per year, according to a local advocacy group.

As Mayor Ford and the city administration looks for ways to save money, the City Service Review Group has been doing some work over the last year looking at where people go who are homeless or coming out of correctional facilities.

"We're proposing an alternative to that current pathway," said Victor Willis, Executive Director, Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre.

It is now clear that economic, and social variables -- more than individual behaviour -- are the most salient factors in determining people's well-being. Things like working and living conditions, the distribution of wealth, and where we live are, "the primary factors that shape the health of Canadians" (CCPA Monitor, June 2010).

For instance, almost everything that is vital to a healthy community, from life expectancy to levels of depression to crime rates, is affected by inequality. This is true in both rich and poor countries. (The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone, Wilkinson and Pickett).