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OldBaldy1701E

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3. There is no profit in helping the poor and indigent. And that is the only thing that matters to this nation.

Reply to dutch777 (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 10, 2024, 12:49 PM

Feb 2024

They might help the older kids because they will be potential wage slaves in a year or two, but the younger ones? What spend money on something that might not even make it working age? It is disgusting that we can send 8 billion in aid to other countries, but we have the conditions you speak of. It is both horrifying and pathetic.

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Why are kids of color in MN spending days, weeks, and months in hospital ERs that can't treat their problems? [View all] WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2024 OP

Some Children's Hospitals now have behavioral health emergency rooms. Irish_Dem Feb 2024 #1

This is not unique to kids or people of color . There is simply not enough mental & other behavioral health services. dutch777 Feb 2024 #2

There is no profit in helping the poor and indigent. And that is the only thing that matters to this nation. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2024 #3

thanks. For a first hand and fairly succinct take. stopdiggin Feb 2024 #5

You are welcome. It's an issue that largely flies under the radar and is only getting worse by the year. dutch777 Feb 2024 #6

Back in the late 70's, slightlv Feb 2024 #7

I do agree, Reagan, or probably more correctly his enablers and handlers, sent the GOP down a path that... dutch777 Feb 2024 #8

What's been the GOP's watchword about gov't? slightlv Feb 2024 #9

good post. But gotta think the answer is also pretty self-evident. -(nt)- stopdiggin Feb 2024 #4