Please don't put words in peoples' mouths.  The main point is NOT money.  The main point is providing appropiate support and treatment for the mentally ill.  You need funding to accomplish this.  When the DHS is wasting tens of millions on the JC Hospital when all patients could be transferred to the open beds at the Salem State Hospital, that funding for the needed community-level support systems is not available.  No one I've read is advocating for the "cutting" of services to the mentally ill.  In fact, E.S., like me and several others, is advocating for cost-effective measures which will serve to expand the provision of support and treatment for the mentally ill.  May I offer, again, to sit down with you anytime, anywhere to discuss this issue.  Give me a call if you're interested.  Gary Crum Junction City