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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (120355)	1/1/2001 12:25:04 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I can see why you would be grateful for the coverage. It is not per se discriminatory for different employers to offer different benefits. Since the federal government has long been notorious for the generosity of its mental health benefits (Washington has the highest percentage of therapists per capita of any metro area), and so far has not proven a pace-setter for the private sector, there is no reason to suppose that anything will change........

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (120355)	1/1/2001 12:33:11 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

We should all be greatful for a President who, by executive order, has accomplished what the gutless Republican Congress could not - The coverage for government employees of mental health conditions to the same extent as physical conditions. Good! Who else needs it more? Many on this thread have deplored affirmative action as discriminatory. Well, the partial coverage of mental health conditions is also discriminatory and, if you are consistent, you should deplore discrimination of this type. The rest of us don't need it much. Example: You can't be psychotic and invent the internet. And just in case you need it, a clue: Al Gore had nothing to do with it.