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Originally Posted by jayswin
Wow, won't quote every post, and I was worried when this thread came up, based on CP's average income, but PepsiFree has nailed it in about five posts he's made here. Excellent contributions.
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What does CP's average income have to do with anything? I'm honestly willing to contribute whatever it would take. I'm a huge proponent of increased taxes on higher earners. I would even support a sales tax. I just think we need a plan that's realistic and handles the problem.
Now this isn't directed at you, but I do hear people bemoan the fact that we closed all our mental institutions so people with mental illness are thrown onto the streets, but as soon as somebody like me suggests constructing what are essentially mental institutions, I'm a huge a-hole. I don't get it. There just aren't 'nice' ways to solve this where we don't get our hands dirty and to me the most inhumane solution is to keep doing what we're doing.
But back to the income point you raised - whatever this costs I believe should be paid for by the taxpayers and those who earn more should pay more. I'm not looking for a firing squad ffs, I want to build a facility in consultation with mental-health experts to fix this GD problem.