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NEWS AND VIEWS THAT IMPACT LIMITED CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT

"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with
power to endanger the public liberty." - - - - John Adams

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Your Tax Dollars at Work

Total Liberal Insanity
Tax money that was supposed to be used for the mentally ill was instead spent on sweatlodges, monthly potlucks, powwows and  drumming circles.  To insane Liberals, if it "feels good" then spend someone else's money on it.


Marxism  -  A tax on Millionaires to help the mentally ill is pissed away on every possible Liberal "feel good" program possible.
  • Liberals steal money from the mentally ill.


The Marxist re-distribution of the wealth to fund Big Government goes on and on.
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In the Democrat run People's Republic of California, state mental health services have crumbled under budget cuts, while tens of millions of dollars raised through a tax designed to help the mentally ill have gone to "wellness" programs like horseback riding for teens and yoga classes for city workers.

Voters approved Proposition 63, the so-called "millionaire's tax," in 2004 to make up for decades of mental health cuts. The ballot summary said it would "expand services and develop innovative programs" for the mentally ill and the text of the measure stipulated 20 percent of the funds would go to programs "effective in preventing mental illnesses from becoming severe" and "reducing the duration of untreated severe mental illnesses."

Peter Mantas, former chairman of the Contra Costa County Mental Health Commission, said state officials violated the intent of the ballot measure.

"In the law, the money was to be focused on people with mental illness, not little boutique programs that made the county personnel feel good," said Mantas

Proposition 63 has brought in $7.4 billion through a 1 percent tax on income greater than $1 million a year and funded the creation of about 1,500 new programs, many of them feel good Liberal bullshit "general wellness" initiatives.
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Even with that money, California overall has cut 21 percent, or $764.8 million, from mental health spending since 2009, a higher percentage than all but five states, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.

An Associated Press review of programs in the state's 58 counties turned up spending on scores of wellness programs, many with seemingly little or no specific connection to mental health.


Tax dollars down a Liberal-Socialist rat hole


SAN BERNARDINO: Has budgeted $8.1 million over three years for a "holistic campus" of three community centers that provide services like acupuncture, art classes, equine therapy, tai-chi and zumba to the general public. The program is expected to reach 7,000 people a year.

FRESNO: Spends $171,620 a year for a "horticultural therapy" program that serves 110 gardeners from marginalized groups, including Hmong immigrants and migrant farmworkers. The program helps residents meet their neighbors and grow produce not available locally, and also holds community events.

Government funded Tai-Chi classes
Socialists enact a "Millionaire's Tax" to re-distribute the wealth.  The money was to help the mentally ill until Liberals used it to fund every possible bullshit program under the sun. 


SAN FRANCISCO: Spends $250,000 per year on an African-American Holistic Wellness Program that uses ethnic celebrations, oral histories and arts to build a stronger sense of community among blacks in the low-income Bayview neighborhood. The county also holds a lunchtime yoga class for Department of Public Health workers who have had personal experience with the mental health system, either through their own treatment or through a family member. The classes are an hour long, cost $100 each and attract an average of six attendees.

BUTTE: Is spending $536,540 on a three-year Therapeutic Wilderness Experience, a program that takes teenagers with behavioral problems on a 20-day outdoor adventure. The program is expected to help more than 90 families.

KINGS: Received $944,843 to start an Equine-Facilitated Psychotherapy program for students who are not reading at grade level or otherwise not doing well in school. The three-year program is expected to serve 24 people a year.

LOS ANGELES: The Tri-City Mental Health Center, which serves Pomona, Claremont, and La Verne, received $230,000 to develop student wellbeing programs expected to reach more than 100 people a year. The proposal included a plan for self-help, drop-in centers featuring massage chairs for relieving muscle tension, a meditation room and a biofeedback lab where students use computer software to learn breathing and relaxation techniques.

STANISLAUS: Received a three-year budget of $308,863 for an arts project open to anyone in the county. The arts center provides free classes and youth groups, and doubles as a gallery. The county also received $75,000 for "Friends are Good Medicine," an online directory of self-help groups that address topics ranging from bereavement to weight struggles to single parenting.



Psychobabble
Nearly $1,000,000 was taken from programs for the mentally ill so 24 students a year who read below grade level could learn to ride a horse.
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The mentally ill are still mentally ill, those who are slow readers are still slow readers, but the most important things is everyone feels good.





SANTA CLARA: Received $ 2.1 million to establish a community center that will be a hub for "traditional" wellness practices including acupuncture and meditation. The center is expected to serve 1,500 people a year and operate for three years.

NAPA: A monthly sweat lodge session is one element of a program for Native Americans with a 10-month budget of $53,692. The program, which is expected to reach 510 people, also includes a monthly potluck, powwows and traditional drumming circles.

RIVERSIDE: Received approval for a 12-week "mood management" course titled Mamas y Bebes that helps young Latina mothers create a healthy physical, social, and psychological environment for themselves and their infants. The course is one of four parenting programs that together have an annual budget of $2,958,317.

SUTTER: Receives $93,000 a year to help 40 at-risk youth "thrive not just survive" through gym memberships, dance classes and team sports.

SAN DIEGO: Awarded $547,805 for the inaugural year of a program where homebound seniors receive daily meals from workers who also screen them for depression or suicidal thoughts.
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(Associated Press - Bakersfield Californian)





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