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Senate could stand in way of group home funding relief

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Oh take a chill pill folks. Until they don't act on it and the money goes away is when you can be outraged and incensed. This is typical politics, you see it from both sides everyday. Remember the fiscal cliff a couple weeks ago? 11th hour decisions are the norm anymore. Besides, how can you believe the urgency the liberal press reports any how? I'll join the anger group if they wrench the people in need of assistance. Till then, have an apple and a glass of water, it helps.

Bartmeister
January 31, 2013 8:44 a.m.

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Disgusting! I bet if several of those senate members had relatives in one of those facilities something would get done!

Scubagirl
January 31, 2013 7:58 a.m.

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When facilities that keep 'troubled' people off the streets are not adequately funded, those people have no where to go and cause trouble on the streets - and in the schools. No wonder tragic incidents are happening with increasing frequency - maybe correlating the frequency in which funding is being restricted. Sure, cut, cut ,cut. Then you'll find you'll spend, spend, spend on funerals and school security.

jayloanofficer
January 30, 2013 10:31 p.m.

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OK, wait. What's keeping the 39.7 million from them?

Second, if the rules have changed, what are the residents appealing? To be exceptions? I'm not trying to be smart, it's just this is all so complicated and layered....THIS is why our health care costs are out of control! No one's in charge!

Terkel
January 30, 2013 8:05 p.m.

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wildervb -

That's about the size of it, isn't it.

If it doesn't affect someone they know and love directly, they have no clue what's needed and many of them could care less what's needed.

Who the heck votes for these people?

And are there really that many dumb people voting that they keep getting re-elected???

Seems so.

Iak Hsehpen
January 30, 2013 7:08 p.m.

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Shameful! They close most mass facilities that could help these people or move them so far away, family can't visit easily - then this?

What do our legislators think should be done with them? Line them all up against the wall and shoot them?? Disgusting.

Iak Hsehpen
January 30, 2013 7:07 p.m.

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Conservative 1: "We don't need to have gun laws, we need to fix our mental health treatment"

Conservative 2: "We can't afford to take care of the mentally ill"

wildervb
January 30, 2013 6:58 p.m.

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More politics, when will the government start being FOR and BY the people? The state and federal government cares nothing about the people unless its their own circle of friends and I don't think they have many friends unless they are paying for them.