No, but if you cant be helped medicinally, institutionalization is recommended.
Ronald Regan pulled the plug on most government funding that paid for the housing of those in mental health institutes when he was in office. He pretty much kicked all the nuts out of the nut house. My house was near a large mental institute and I remember that year well because there were lots of poor lost people wandering the streets near the institute for months. Then the state started up halfway houses for them. Now with California being so far in debt, they are closing up all the free mental health clinics. I'm lucky, I have insurance that pays most of the cost of my meds. With insurance I pay around $50.00 every three months. With out insurance my meds would cost me well over a thousand a month. I don't know what people who need these meds do with out insurance or how they manage.
But back to the subject of pan handlers...
Jose and Carlos are panhandlers
They panhandle on different areas of town. Carlos panhandles just as long as
Jose but only collects 2 to 3 dollars every day. Jose brings home a suitcase
FULL of $10 bills, drives a Mercedes, lives in a mortgage free house and has
a lot of money to spend.
Carlos says to Jose "I work just as long and hard as you do but how do you
bring home a suitcase full of $10 bills every day?". Jose says, .. "Look
at your sign, what does it say"?
Carlos sign reads 'I have no work, a wife and 6 kids to support'."
Jose says " No wonder you only get $2-3 dollars" Carlos says... "So what
does your sign say"?
Jose shows Carlos his sign......It reads, "I only need another $10.00 to
move back to Mexico "
Oow look a sparkly...
