RW> Even you will have to admit that some of these people should NOT
RW> be free because they CAN NOT handle the responsibility.  Most of
RW> the homeless I've came in contact with have mental problems.
DB> paying for their room and board.  Mental hospital? Doctors
DB> and etc cost more than jailers. Leave them on  the street?
Mental hospitals and half way houses depending on the
problem and/or treatment plan.  That's the cheapest in
the long run because most can function with meds.  If
they can function they can help defray the cost of
their treatment.
DB> You speak of the most of them having mental problems... I
DB> think I  mentioned that a week or so ago, when the Regan Era
DB> produced a glut of  homeless when the State Mental
DB> Institutions were closed to all but the  criminally insane.
DB> Short term gain by our politicos and the buck got  passed to
DB> the next (us) generation.
You might want to check your data.  The state run
mental hospitals started being closed in the "Great
Society" era.  "THEY" decided that it was better for
"THEM" to be "main streamed" into society then to have
them confined.
Now with the conditions of the state run mental
hospitals at the time they might have been some what
right but with the usual governmental efficiency they
not only threw the baby out with the bath water they
toss the tub out also.
DB> BTW, how's it going with your property taxes?
If I told you you'd scream.  I just called the
assessor's office and its $1.93.  I'm fairly sure that
is per thousand so if my property was worth $100,000 (I
wish) I'd pay $193 a year in property tax.  Our car
tags are $23 a year.  Oh yeah, there's no state income
tax either but our sales tax is 8.5%.
RW> Cold?  Yes.  Hard?  Yes.  Unfortunately real life is cold and
RW> hard.
DB> Sure is, isn't it?
Too bad most kids don't find this out until they get
out of school.
                      Remember:  Freedom isn't Free!
--- timEd-B11
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