Wheelchairs still needed recession or not.

I find it amazing that most of the governments in the western world have found countless billions of dollars to bail out failing banks, yet these same governments stutter wildly everytime the question of funds for wheelchairs and equipment is raised. With technology advances electric mobility scooters and the like are transforming lives like never before. Sadly in the eyes of most that benefit from legs that work these items are often classed as a luxury. I pray that these same decision makers never need a wheelchair themselves but often wonder if maybe thats the only way to get them thinking.