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How do you feel the United states should deal with it's mental health crisis?

Bc people be sad
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BlueVeins · 22-25
I'd argue that any solution would have to address two gigantic causes of mental health problems in the U.S.

1. The news is incredibly scary and disempowering.

We spend way too much time reading headlines about horrifying things that are happening without being able to act. To address this problem, the government must take any number of measures to stop doing evil things and stop other people from doing evil things. The government should stop funding useless and inhumane wars worldwide, attempt to make peace with its enemies -- particularly Iran -- and work to provide more foreign aid to countries that are struggling.

The US also needs to clamp down harder on unethical business practices such as data harvesting, excessive carbon emissions, and literal slavery.

2. Tons of people are under intense economic pressure that prevents them from fulfilling their most basic desires.

This can be remedied by instating a UBI or at least reforming the welfare system to be more comprehensive and come with fewer strings attached.
Budwick · 70-79, M
@BlueVeins
To address this problem, the government must take any number of measures to stop other people from doing evil things.

That's fucking brilliant!

We could make a list of things that people shouldn't do.
We could call them 'LAWS' - and people would obey the laws and our problems would be solved!

Thanks Blue!
BlueVeins · 22-25
@Budwick You say that as if the law accurately represented morality.
Budwick · 70-79, M
@BlueVeins Your comment implies that law is immoral.
BlueVeins · 22-25
@Budwick It implies that laws can be immoral and that the lack of a law can be immoral. It's really not groundbreaking stuff.
Budwick · 70-79, M
@BlueVeins May I remind you that YOU were the one bringing the benign topic to the table.
BlueVeins · 22-25
@Budwick
May I remind you that the sky is fucking blue.
Budwick · 70-79, M
@BlueVeins I find you stating the obvious to be annoying.
Maybe that was your point!
Well played.