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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 27 points 2 days ago

Reagan skyrocketed the homeless population of California when he cut the budget for mental health facilities. That gave him the excuse to arrest the dangerous mental patients roaming the streets. Of course, the State needed to pay private contractors for new prisons.

Worked so well he did it again when he became President.