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We really do not have a solution to mental health issues and homelessness in the US. We determined asylums were cruel and inhumane, but our alternative is nothi
by etempleton 3y ago
We really do not have a solution to mental health issues and homelessness in the US. We determined asylums were cruel and inhumane, but our alternative is nothing.
- afpx 3y agoIt's a tough battle. If you only consider the wealthiest countries, homelessness strongly correlates with nominal GDP. But, reducing GDP would probably create more homelessness.
- throwaway173738 3y agoThe whole deinstitutionalization thing was supposed to come with community mental health centers funded by the government. But when Reagan took office after Carter this was one of the first things on the chopping block. This left us in the situation we have today of lots of really ill people ending up in jail or on the streets. But I’m sure someone saved some taxes somewhere.