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> >>  AMERICANS WITH NO ABILITIES ACT PASSES CONGRESS
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> >>May 23, 2005
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> >>WASHINGTON, DC (AP) - Congress approved sweeping legislation, which
> >>provides new benefits for many Americans. The Americans With No
Abilities
> >>Act   (AWNAA)   signed into law by President John Kerry shortly after
its
> >>passage, is being hailed as a major victory by advocates of the millions
> >>of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition.
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> >>"Roughly 50 percent of Americans do not possess the competence and drive
> >>necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society,"
said
> >>Kerry, a longtime AWNAA supporter.
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> >>"This is why many of them voted for me. We can no longer stand by and
> >>allow People of Inability to be ridiculed and passed over. With this
> >>legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to
> >>a small group of workers, simply because they do a better job, or have
> >>some idea of what they are doing", said Kerry.
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> >>President Kerry pointed to the success of the US Postal Service, which
> >>has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity without regard to
> >>performance. Approximately 80 percent of postal employees lack job
> >>skills, making this agency the single largest US employer of Persons of
> >>Inability.
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> >>Private sector industries with good records of non-discrimination
against
> >>the Inept include retail sales (72%), the airline industry (68%),and
home
> >>improvement "warehouse" stores(65%).
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> >>President Kerry has also set an example, personally selecting hundreds
of
> >>Non-abled people for top government positions, including many
> >>cabinet-level jobs.
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> >>Under the Americans With No Abilities Act, more than 25 million "middle
> >>man" positions will be created, with important-sounding titles but
little
> >>real responsibility, thus providing an illusory sense of purpose and
> >>performance.
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> >>Mandatory non-performance-based raises and promotions will be given, to
> >>guarantee upward mobility for even the most unremarkable employees. The
> >>legislation provides substantial tax breaks to corporations which
> >>maintain a significant level of Persons of Inability in top positions,
> >>and gives a tax credit to small and medium businesses that agree to hire
> >>one clueless worker for every two talented hires.
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> >>Finally, the AWNAA contains tough new measures to make it more difficult
> >>to discriminate against the Non-abled, banning discriminatory interview
> >>questions such as "Do you have any goals for the future?" or "Do you
have
> >>any skills or experience which relate to this job?"
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> >>"As a Non-abled person, I can't be expected to keep up with people who
> >>have something going for them," said Mary Lou Gertz, who lost her
> >>position as a lug-nut twister at the GM plant in Flint, MI due to her
> >>lack of notable job skills.
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> >>"This new law should really help people like me."
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> >>With the passage of this bill, Gertz and millions of other untalented
> >>citizens can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.
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> >>Said Kerry, "It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every
> >>American citizen, regardless of his or her adequacy, with some sort of
> >>space to take up in this great nation."
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