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Sen. Walter Sobchak

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77. That is just it, they don't need social programs, they need permanent institutional care.

Sun Dec 25, 2011, 02:42 PM

Dec 2011

It was the left beating the drums for deinstutionalization, the right just figured they could save some money going along with it. The argument was wonder drugs would render the insane asylum obsolete. This is based on some pretty lofty assumptions such as insane people voluntarily taking the said wonder drugs and not being otherwise feeble minded, prone to antisocial or violent behavior and capable of independent living.

The streets (and jails) of any city in the Western world herald the success of this approach.

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Mentally ill flood ER as states cut services [View all] sarcasmo Dec 2011 OP

No problem. They can just add Prozac to whatever mix of chemicals Jackpine Radical Dec 2011 #1

Some of the comments on that article are DISGUSTING. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #2

The right has many vile members. sarcasmo Dec 2011 #3

And they walk among us... BeHereNow Dec 2011 #4

Yahoo doesn't really have an alert set up sarcasmo Dec 2011 #5

Do they believe it can't happen to them? tblue Dec 2011 #17

I guess they don't think "it"can happen to them or their loved ones. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #19

I have a BIL tblue Dec 2011 #26

What if his mom gets behind in Ilsa Dec 2011 #29

you never know how much debt your parents might amass wordpix Dec 2011 #52

Sounds like a real asshole. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #35

love the video, thanks wordpix Dec 2011 #54

Please, spread it far and wide. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #63

God, I miss him. dixiegrrrrl Dec 2011 #73

I have no idea- seems like he just dropped off the radar. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #74

That would be worth sharing on facebook. Quantess Dec 2011 #76

Wow! That was very...um... Quantess Dec 2011 #75

Wow! I'd never seen that before. Impressive! calimary Dec 2011 #87

I'm a federal employee and my co-workers seem completely oblivious to what is TheDebbieDee Dec 2011 #37

I had the same experience at the Post Office... IthinkThereforeIAM Dec 2011 #47

I'm always astounded in this country by how many people have no idea WTF is RKP5637 Dec 2011 #50

Ron Paul bots or Michael Savage fans? alp227 Dec 2011 #65

Cutting mental health services caused the exploding prison population in the first place... Deep13 Dec 2011 #6

Didn't Ronnie Raygun slash mental health services in the 80's? sarcasmo Dec 2011 #7

Yes. I think it was about this time of year too. BlueToTheBone Dec 2011 #8

Yes it all goes back to Reagan liberal N proud Dec 2011 #9

Yep, just one of his stupid brilliant moves. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #11

The wing nuts want to put Raygun on Mount Roushmore, go figure. sarcasmo Dec 2011 #43

the left and right were hand in hand on this one Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2011 #15

Just say it and it becomes magically true right? lunatica Dec 2011 #66

That is just it, they don't need social programs, they need permanent institutional care. Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2011 #77

RR's policies contributed to the biggest Ilsa Dec 2011 #30

It wasn't until Reagan, in fact, that the phemomenon of "homelessness" became real, and I'm 62. whathehell Dec 2011 #34

I have mixed feelings about that......... TheDebbieDee Dec 2011 #38

Yup, exacerbating homelessness and criminality. Deep13 Dec 2011 #62

In the meantime, psych services at hospitals have been slashed to nothing Warpy Dec 2011 #10

One of the bullet points used to bash Occupy Los Angeles before the raid was coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #14

Same in Austin, TX. nt SteveW Dec 2011 #92

"America" May not believe in Evolution, but she sure believes in survival of the 'fittest' n2doc Dec 2011 #12

It's kinda a sociopathic place anymore IMO. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #57

USA! USA! USA! :sarcasm: - n/t coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #13

Witness the TeaPubliCon Health Care System fredamae Dec 2011 #16

I'd call this an EMERGENCY! tblue Dec 2011 #18

I agree- something needs to be done BeHereNow Dec 2011 #21

Didn't know that about Alameda County. That's wonderful. tblue Dec 2011 #25

I found them on the Internet when my daughter had run out of medication. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #32

The Snopes board contains facts Mimosa Dec 2011 #20

Privatization is bad even for those of us who are reasonably able to function in society. BreweryYardRat Dec 2011 #23

My 6 year old grandson was taking medication for ADD his dad was told there is a shortage Tippy Dec 2011 #36

Could make you scream, huh? tblue Dec 2011 #27

I've worked in both state and private facilities. (Mentally challenged adults) xmas74 Dec 2011 #53

Our medical care system is designed.. sendero Dec 2011 #22

Exactly!!! And it's revolting. Ripoff Haven = USA n/t RKP5637 Dec 2011 #58

This has been an escalating problem for about ten years. cbayer Dec 2011 #24

+100 Liberal_in_LA Dec 2011 #28

And there is an aweful lot of it quakerboy Dec 2011 #31

For ten years implies that it's ever not been a serious problem Posteritatis Dec 2011 #41

I did not mean to suggest that it wasn't a serious problem cbayer Dec 2011 #44

Coincidentally, I just got off the phone with my sister the ER nurse REACTIVATED IN CT Dec 2011 #67

Republicans DO NOT CARE DFW Dec 2011 #33

Bigno ^^^^^^^ sarcasmo Dec 2011 #45

!!!!!!!!!!!! Odin2005 Dec 2011 #39

is that a mental health problem? pitohui Dec 2011 #40

So much wrong with this post I don't even know where I'd start. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2011 #42

Agree. I started to write a response and just decided to trash it. cbayer Dec 2011 #46

Yeah, I figured I'd either trash my response or my account would get trashed due to it. ;P (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2011 #48

Wow... You know so little about mental illness. BeHereNow Dec 2011 #49

Take a deep breath................ TheDebbieDee Dec 2011 #51

FYI - Jury results on this post for those interested Ruby the Liberal Dec 2011 #55

Interesting post... Quantess Dec 2011 #81

yes. there is situational depression. RainDog Dec 2011 #60

I can see what you're trying to say, but I can't agree. Neoma Dec 2011 #82

Interesting viewpoint. For example, PTSD doesn't come from thin air, either. freshwest Dec 2011 #84

This message was self-deleted by its author RainDog Dec 2011 #94

No one denies there is a difference between situational depression and clinical depression. nt Still Blue in PDX Dec 2011 #90

Wonder how much this is going to cost... Fearless Dec 2011 #56

This is what our christian society has come to, with our for profit 'health-care' system got root Dec 2011 #59

That is a COOL website, and a great folk tale! BeHereNow Dec 2011 #69

One in ten have mental problems, WHEN CRABS ROAR Dec 2011 #61

Expect this to continue Taverner Dec 2011 #64

Been taking care of my wife for four years now sarcasmo Dec 2011 #72

Disaster Charlemagne Dec 2011 #68

To make matters even more dire... CoffeeCat Dec 2011 #70

Bingo. There's even a big Stonhenge of a mission statement in Georgia dogknob Dec 2011 #79

I think the Discovery channel did a hour show on that Stonehenge in Georgia. sarcasmo Dec 2011 #83

Remember nineteen50 Dec 2011 #71

It's the tip of the Iceberg postatomic Dec 2011 #78

Our nation is dying 47of74 Dec 2011 #80

So the USA has a mental problem Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2011 #85

Seeing this in the news tawadi Dec 2011 #86

Our local governments were doing this even before the downturn and teabagger elections Blue_Tires Dec 2011 #88

We can all thank Raygun for this cutlassmama Dec 2011 #89

If they would rather die ....they had better do it and decrease the surplus lovuian Dec 2011 #91

We must keep fighting for them! lonestarnot Dec 2011 #93