That’s because they’re doing drugs and smoking weed thats 10 times stronger than what their grandparents smoked in 1968. And dropping dead of fentanyl overdoses.
107,000 deaths from fentanyl since 2021.
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Mass shooting at Michigan State.
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Your solution isn't fair, rational or reasonable, IMO.
Regular Church attendance means a big drop in suicide risk.
Church attendance in America is way down. There's a correlation.
Association Between Religious Service Attendance and Lower Suicide Rates Among US Women.
Previous studies have linked suicide risk to religious participation, but the vast majority have used ecologic, cross-sectional or case-control data. We use longitudinal cohort data to examine the relationship between service attendance and suicide, and ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
I suppose you would have to shut down Hollywood first. Interesting fact is they love to promote smoking too.
In the mid '70's I was working in a VocRehab program when the order came down to release people from institutions. Deciding who was released was above my pay grade for sure. But, we took in a bunch of new clients, one of whom had been in Chattahoochee for 12 years.
As I understand it, the client's family did not want her released. She was a model client in our program until she voluntarily left the program, as in disappeared. As I understand it, she managed to get a job and a partner. Eventually she was tracked down by social workers, but no one could do anything, other than observe.
I was told that she had been randomly chosen to be released, probably because she was non violent. Her companion at Chattahoochee was a broom that she carried with her everywhere.
We're finally starting to deal with mental health issues on a deeper level. There is help available now, (not as much as is needed), but being mentally ill is not as taboo as it used to be.
Substance abuse counseling often does not deal with the root cause, and that's a problem I have with various forms of counseling and therapies. Some are just quick fixes and bandaids.
I have a very smart family member that really knows how to work the system. She has finally managed, single handedly to alienate herself from the rest of the family. Every day is a new plot and new drama. She is such a good con that she manages to manipulate therapists until they really see no change in her behavior. She is just one case, but I have seen others that operate in the same manner.
So what is it that we are doing that is creating a new breed of sociopaths, psychopaths and narcissists?
As I understand it, the client's family did not want her released. She was a model client in our program until she voluntarily left the program, as in disappeared. As I understand it, she managed to get a job and a partner. Eventually she was tracked down by social workers, but no one could do anything, other than observe.
I was told that she had been randomly chosen to be released, probably because she was non violent. Her companion at Chattahoochee was a broom that she carried with her everywhere.
We're finally starting to deal with mental health issues on a deeper level. There is help available now, (not as much as is needed), but being mentally ill is not as taboo as it used to be.
Substance abuse counseling often does not deal with the root cause, and that's a problem I have with various forms of counseling and therapies. Some are just quick fixes and bandaids.
I have a very smart family member that really knows how to work the system. She has finally managed, single handedly to alienate herself from the rest of the family. Every day is a new plot and new drama. She is such a good con that she manages to manipulate therapists until they really see no change in her behavior. She is just one case, but I have seen others that operate in the same manner.
So what is it that we are doing that is creating a new breed of sociopaths, psychopaths and narcissists?
I think the current culture with social media and the regular news media has a much bigger influence on this. The comparison culture has gotten much wider and the influence on what should make one content. Also we live in much more of an microwave society in that many want things instantly or very quickly. This includes wealth and big salaries and when they realize that isn't likely they feel helpless and give up. They aren't being taught baby steps and a slower path and sure they might not want to hear or listen to it, but there isn't enough people influencing with this type of message because it wouldn't be shiny and popular.
Impossible without the correct level of effort maybe. Maybe we all turn in some of our wealth along with our guns is a good start. Seriously though treat the mentally I’ll and make guns harder to get. Enforce what’s in place for started.
I don’t own a gun and won’t have one in my home.
I already turn in “some of my wealth” every year. It’s called taxes. I don’t mean to sound flip about it but well over half of our population doesn’t turn in jack💩.
Why turn over this “wealth”? Where does it go and who decides what to do with it?
This is a very vibrant thought provoking response. It challenges, energizes and stimulates my ever growing thought process in my ongoing journey to emotional wholeness. Thank you. And I once knew a dude call Jack. I think his brother was Bob.
Can't we all just get along? You are now on Skirmish Alert for an indefinite period of time! And The Board will be looking for contrition and genuine remorse to have all your privileges restored.
"We all live in a Yellow Submarine.... a Yellow Submarine.... a Yellow Submarine....."
Mellow Yellow? Quite rightly.Can't we all just get along? You are now on Skirmish Alert for an indefinite period of time! And The Board will be looking for contrition and genuine remorse to have all your privileges restored.
"We all live in a Yellow Submarine.... a Yellow Submarine.... a Yellow Submarine....."
After the individual presents with an issue? Is there a determination that the mere presence of a firearm was the cause of the issue?
Just need a clarification on that.
That’s not turning over wealth. How about half of your pay to go to those that are less fortunate or don’t work as hard. Let’s start there. Most who are all for closing the inequality gap stop short at actually giving money without the associated tax write off.
Meanwhile, a Mississippi nut job kills 6 in rural Mississippi, and the media coverage is very different than we see in Michigan. Almost reminds me of the coverage of Hurricane Michael some years back.
When rednecks die in rural (red) jurisdictions, the media generally yawns. See Hurricane Michael. Same thing happened in Tuscaloosa some years ago when killer tornadoes whipped through there. Some passing attention, of course, but nothing like you see in other settings.
Or Katrina. By the media coverage it only hit New Orleans and Biloxi was untouched.
This reminds me of the south Florida Focker bathroom rule. If its yellow, let it mellow. But if its brown, flush it down. Now, where is that whip cream.....? Streisand had just finished her book, The Joy of the VA....
We should be looking to reduce the safety net and those that live off of it. Reduce fraud and require work in order to collect benefits. Teach them to fish don't give the fish to them.
The tax system is a joke anyway. Make every working person pay 10% of what they earn 10,000 to 10,000,000,000 all pay 10%. No loopholes or filing. No 9k refunds for someone that makes 15k a year, no EIC deductions or mortgage interest deductions. The tax code can be one page. You would get way more revenue that way and reduce fraud.
I agree with you on one thing. We do have very different views on things.
Not capable of labor is what the safety net is for. Not inclined towards labor should not receive the same benefits of working peoples tax dollars. Universal Basic Income will just increase the ranks of those not inclined towards labor and increase an already expensive problem. The upside to "begrudging" that persons refund is getting 10% from those making a substantial income. Just about anyone making 100k a year or more would gladly pay 10%.
18% of individuals make over 100k a year. Lets assume every one of them paid 10k a year in taxes. So lets say 54 million just to under estimate x 10k a year is 54 trillion in tax revenue. Then lets add the 263k or so folks that make over a million a year. 263 x 100k = 26 trillion. So were at 80 trillion in tax revenue before we even start with actual incomes which would make the number go up and the majority of tax payers under 100k. The deficit is 1.4 trillion. Seems like an easy fix to me.
Universal basic income would not be part of the deal. Everyone is taxed equally. Universal income is another word for hand out. Hell even in communist countries you had to work.
You need to grow thicker skin. I was simply illustrating in a nice way that I disagree. Which is ok. BTW I'm not liberal or conservative, I don't think labels are helpful. People can hold various views on things that don't have to be one color or the other. In this case though I disagree with you. People should work if they can and be a productive member of society, not requiring that produces more unproductive members of society.
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