Democrats in California don't care about disabled people.

[DCal430]

Currently California ranks dead last in funding and care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Democratic controlled legislature and Governor have decided these people are not important, and they have been the first to see cuts during hard times, and the last to see increase during good times. The situation is so bad the Federal government will likely terminate billions in funding to California over this. The situation for these people is becoming dire as many are forced to homelessness.

It is horrible that a red state like Mississippi does more for disabled people than California. Worst it is democrats in California doing this.

Closed until OP provides a link to back up his claim.

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[senseamp]

Link to the info?

 

[thraashman]

Do you have a link that talks about your assertion that California ranks dead last?
I went to http://www.stateofthestates.org/ and used their Create a Chart option and made a chart of Total Fiscal Effort for I/DD Services (Total community and institutional spending for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities services, per $1,000 of personal income). According to the chart I made California ranked 35th (with Nevada ranking last and New York ranking first).

It's hard to discuss something when you provide no links to talk about. You claim dead last in funding, is that per capita, per GDP, total funding?

 

[soundforbjt]

From this year's United Cerebral Palsy report:

Just eight States meet a topperforming
90 percent Home-like Setting Standard: Arizona, California, Colorado, D.C., Hawaii,
Nevada, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

but some States have consistently remained at
the bottom since 2007, including Arkansas(#49), Illinois(#47), Mississippi(#51) and Texas(#50)
primarily due to the small portion of people and resources dedicated to those in small or home-like
settings in these four States. Mississippi and Texas also do not participate in NCI.

http://cfi.ucp.org/

They may be last in funding this year, but are among the best in care.

 

[ivwshane]

Even being ranked 35th is an issue. California should be in the top ten. California, like a lot of things, should be leading not waiting for the Feds to do something.

 

[waggy]

I too would like links. Though i will say it's not just CA that is doing it. many states and the fed are too.

IL used to have a few disabled groups that would help with thinks like filling for SSDI, getting help with school and jobs. etc. nearly all that I have known of are gone. Ramp is one of the few left and its a shell of what it used to be.

Same with pay for SSDI it hasn't gone up much over the last few years.

 

[JSt0rm]

your god damn right I dont. Liberals not only believe in abortion but we also advocate smothering as is our rights from 20k years ago.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Currently California ranks dead last in funding and care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Democratic controlled legislature and Governor have decided these people are not important, and they have been the first to see cuts during hard times, and the last to see increase during good times. The situation is so bad the Federal government will likely terminate billions in funding to California over this. The situation for these people is becoming dire as many are forced to homelessness.

It is horrible that a red state like Mississippi does more for disabled people than California. Worst it is democrats in California doing this.

Mostly it was Brown, if you're referring to the Medi-Cal cuts.

 

[TheGardener]

First time I've heard the term "Intellectual Disability".

 

[JSt0rm]

First time I've heard the term "Intellectual Disability".

Democrats reduced funding for it because thats what all the republicans are classified as here in kalifornistan.