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The chart would have to be deceptive. On that chart, both unemployment and government spending must go up when GDP goes down. Those trends report nothing useful or informative. |
That, sir, is a Good Point.
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What happened in 1980 - Privatization or what?
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Ronald Reagan
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yeh, I got that much ... and?
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Is that when the war on drugs started?
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From Classic's graph link in Wikipedia...
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proposing instead they be treated in their local communities with the State providing funds. The funding never happened. Then, as President, this de-institutionalization program spread across the nation. |
That seems to be a big part of it P&M...
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Regarding the politicians who wrote those laws, were they being lobbied by the owners of private prisons, perhaps? :eyebrow:
Minor point - the graph suggests the growth in prison population has slowed since 2000, but the last column is only from 2000 to 2006, but is still drawn as wide as the other ten-year columns. Probably growth has continued at the same rate. |
Prisons, Privatization, And Public Values *
Stephen McFarland Chris McGowan Tom O'Toole Presented to Prof. Mildred Warner Privatization and Devolution CRP 612 December 2002 Introduction to Prison Privatization Quote:
Sounds a bit like McCain's "Wack-A-Mole" theory of war. :D |
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Oh and legalize it. You know, if Obama put a legalization plank down, I'd be back on board in a heartbeat. Hell I might even put a election sign by the road. |
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