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FiendishHawk t1_is63oa2 wrote

Reply to comment by ashleyorelse in In Pa. county jails, people with mental illness are routinely met with pepper spray and stun guns by WITFnews

Rich folks can throw money at any family problem so they think that everyone should. If their family member becomes an addict, they can pay for fancy rehab. If their family member get schizophrenia they can pay for the best psychiatrists and an apartment for them to stay in.

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ashleyorelse t1_is694ex wrote

Exactly.

Their real achievement is convincing poor and middle class people to adopt the same mindset, but without the resources. Not only that, but to advocate it for others.

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FiendishHawk t1_is6fqzk wrote

Ordinary people can’t necessarily take troubled relatives into their homes because they have other responsibilities and limited resources. If you can only afford to rent a room for yourself, you can’t necessarily let your drug addict brother stay. If you have children at home, a schizophrenic relative with terrifying behaviors might cause them to grow up traumatized. This is why people end up on the streets despite have family.

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