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  “Coinciding with a movement during the 1970s for rehabilitation of people with severe mental illnesses, the Mental Health Systems Act supported and financed community mental health support systems, which coordinated general health care, mental health care, and social support services. The law followed the 1978 Report of the President's (Carter) Commission on Mental Health, which made recommendations for improving mental health care in the United States.”
  The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, signed by President Ronald Reagan on August 13, 1981, repealed most of the MHSA.
  He gets blamed for shit he did. Where it started doesn’t really matter when one puts an abrupt and devastating end to obviously needed help.
  This is also the act that prevented Vietnam vets from being able to afford travel to the VA:
  “The Reagan budget proposal assumed a reduction in medical care of $107 million from the adoption of legislation reducing reimbursement to veterans for travel expenses between a veterans home and Veterans Administration (VA) medical facilities. restricting out- patient dental services, and reducing funds available for physicians bonus pay.” -quote is on page 10 of the document, page 14 of the link.
context: Why would you try to bite a robot? Obviously I hope the victim recovers but the guy who did it needs help, too. Sounds like an awful case of paranoia. >
  
  Someone who took Bender’s taunting invitations literally but had an extremely poor understanding of human anatomy maybe? >
  
  He could’ve just asked him, to click on all the traffic lights in a picture. >
  
  Any attack of a 78 year old person should qualify at attempted murder >
  
  Pretty sure I was expecting a pit bull.  Turned out to be a Kraemer. >
  
  Me too. I was thinking "I wonder why the headline doesn't mention the breed... Ohhh" >
  
  Looks like Bathsalts at it again >
  
  Are we already repeating the bath salts zombie thing? I've lived too long. >
  
  is it time to bring back involuntary institutionalization? >
  
  I blame Reagan. Worst president since _______ >
  
  Hilarious how Reagan gets blamed for things that happened in the 70s.