Unrigging the US economy and actually tending to the needs of our citizens would do more to address the mental health crisis in the United States than would any amount of money spent on standard psychological approaches to the problem. 1/3
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If a person has to work three jobs to make ends meet and lives with chronic economic anxiety day after day and year after year, they don’t just need someone to talk to about it or a pill to numb their pain. 2/3

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The mental health crisis is a symptom of a deeper cause, and the system that’s the cause of that symptom trying to distract us by saying how much they care about mental health is part of the gaslighting that’s at the heart of the problem. 3/3
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Of course people are mentally ill ... with the hardships many face on a daily basis ... Their Pain is telling us ... our Current System needs to Change!
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The argument on UBI is that lazy folks will take advantage of it, but you'll find generally folks can't sit home for too long without working. Plus, it gives people the opportunity to begin creative endeavors. UBI works.
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Rich ppl & their servants in Congress scorn poor people-like all they have to do is work harder. It’s disgraceful.
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A friend of mine immigrated from Denmark over 40 years ago, became a citizen. She is now in her 70’s, and is being forced to leave her children and grandchildren and move back to Denmark. Why? She has three jobs and cannot afford a decent place to live.
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Is there any data or source for us citizens working multiple jobs?
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Politicians have come to believe that spin can resolve any public relations problem.
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