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A Florida sheriff's Brief But Spectacular take on mental illness in county jails (Original Post) Uncle Joe Oct 2021 OP
This is about human infrastructure, the infrastructure that Reagan demolished from '81 to '89. ancianita Oct 2021 #1
Then the insurance companies did the same. Collecting payments from them was very difficult. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #2
Add to that austerity economics and growing poverty, and the U.S. added millions to an ongoing ancianita Oct 2021 #3
This could make a good Ad to pass the, For The People Act. It includes mental health and ShazamIam Oct 2021 #4
I agree ShazamIam. Uncle Joe Oct 2021 #5
YES! 👍 Duppers Oct 2021 #6
Wow, he is so right wendyb-NC Oct 2021 #7
we really need to bring back asylums. pansypoo53219 Oct 2021 #8

Irish_Dem

(46,814 posts)
2. Then the insurance companies did the same. Collecting payments from them was very difficult.
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 11:41 AM
Oct 2021

Many mental health professionals went out of business.

ancianita

(36,014 posts)
3. Add to that austerity economics and growing poverty, and the U.S. added millions to an ongoing
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 11:46 AM
Oct 2021

public health crisis.

Medicare For All is the proper structure for public health care. That for profit medicine fights it, with two lobbyists for every congress critter, is a disavowal of their oaths to "first do no harm." Five years of health care neglect for this guy awaiting trial? That right there is a civil rights violation.

We gotta win in 2022 or for profit medicine will kill us off thereafter.

ShazamIam

(2,570 posts)
4. This could make a good Ad to pass the, For The People Act. It includes mental health and
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 02:19 PM
Oct 2021

housing funding.

Duppers

(28,117 posts)
6. YES! 👍
Fri Oct 22, 2021, 02:56 PM
Oct 2021

Dems aren't very good at messaging but this would be a perfect ad.
👍

Republicans do not understand or want to recognize root causes. They need some spoonfed facts & logic.

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