Why do Republicans deny that homelessness became a major problem because of the Reagan Administration?
zclifton2 asked:
RR changed the tax codes and caused many American’s in the lowest income levels to lose their houses or apartments. Also, he inexplicably closed the mental hospitals which put many mentally ill people out on the streets, of San Francisco and other major cities. Good morning America was celebrated while many shivered.
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13 Responses to “Why do Republicans deny that homelessness became a major problem because of the Reagan Administration?”
They were on the streets long before Reagan was president.
Why didn’t Clinton do something about it. he had 10 years.And good ole Carter.
Clean up your own party first.
Renaldus Magnus lowered the tax rate which actually got the economy moving again. after four years of Carter our economy was measured with a misery index. High unemployment 15%+, high lending rates, home loans in the 12-18% range, and inflation running 10-12% per year. Reagon cut taxes which spurred economic activity, which actually increased the amount of money flowing into the treasury. All people bennifited from the Reagon Revolution, only the Communist and Socialist lost. The courts (read libral activist judges) ruled that these people could not be instatutionalized, but had to be bturned out onto the streets where they still languish and die today.
That’s because homelessness isn’t a major problem. In case you haven’t noticed we are fighting what seems to be an endless war. If a homeless person really wanted to get out of whatever situation they got themselves in, they could easily get government benefits (which they recieve from our precious tax dollars)
Do you want to hear the truth or is your mind made up already. It sounds like it.
I was stationed in CT during that time so I was nearby the epicenter. Politics is also my hobby and you know how people are about their hobby.
New York was in the habit of committing people who were unable to take care of themselves on the street. A lawsuit was filed against the state of New York and the governor Mario Cuomo. The case was made that a person could not be deprived of liberty because of emotional or mental problems. The New York Supreme Court decided in favor of the plaintiff and ordered New York to begin releasing inmates. This was the beginning of the homeless problem. The ruling spread to other states and the United States Supreme Court decided not to review the original New York case. There is your homeless problem. Yes, Ronald Reagan was President then but it had absolutely nothing to do with the federal government. You can choose to believe the truth or mire yourself in urban legend.
John L the only president to go after social security checks was Bill Clinton.
The majority of homeless are addicted to drugs and alcohol. That is a fact. When I was young they were called bums and winos. Now that they have the PC word ‘homeless’ everyone feels sorry for them.
Because nobody put them on the street..
But , I don’t know a single Republican who was ever asked this question or even answered it .
That is some fantasy you are peddling. Please cite where you think Reagan closed mental institutions or kicked low income people out on the street. The “homeless problem” is more hyped than global warming. Homelessness is more a result of mental illness, and Reagan despite your ridiculous claim, didn’t put the mentally ill on the street. Even if a hospital closes, do you really think they just turn the patients out on the street? Wow.
Reagan did more to tax the middle class than any other president in decades. He taxed unemployed checks, and Social Security Checks. Reagan would give you the shirt off his back, then go into the oval office and sign away your blind grandmothers Social Security.
Also, he inexplicably closed the mental hospitals which put many mentally ill people out on the streets, of San Francisco and other major cities.
That happened in the 60’s and 70’s before Reagan ever got into the White House.
Changing the tax codes did not throw people in the lowest income levels out on the street.
Where is American education on both History and Economics?
I can’t believe anyone still believes that old media myth. You need to get informed pal. Homelessness did NOT increase or decrease during the Reagan years, it remained the same.
The media ran those stories, primarily CBS and none of it was true.
I suggest you read “Bias” by Bernard Goldberg.
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