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from today's la times...

Gov. seeks to cut mental services for homeless
Schwarzenegger says ending the acclaimed program would save $55 million annually toward $3-billion budget gap.

A nationally lauded program that has helped thousands of mentally ill homeless men and women break the cycle of psychiatric hospitalization, jail time and street life is now on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's list of budget cuts.

The governor has proposed eliminating Integrated Services for Homeless Adults With Serious Mental Illness, which receives $55 million annually, as part of his attempt to close a budget gap estimated at more than $3 billion.

why, it all makes perfectly good sense... the homeless mentally ill have no lobbyists... as a source of campaign contributions, they're practically worthless... they don't have access to the media... they don't own property or stock... they're not affiliated with an ethnic group, religious organization or political party... they don't speak out on issues... they probably don't even vote... hell, when they talk at all, they don't even make sense half the time... what a perfect opportunity for a budget cut...

p.s. $55M is 1.9% of $3B...

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