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Private prisons have serious issues, but public ones have issues as well; often they are underfunded, which allowed the private company world to get involved to
by pnathan 9y ago
Private prisons have serious issues, but public ones have issues as well; often they are underfunded, which allowed the private company world to get involved to offer a service for cheaper costs.
I would suggest the solution is properly around the question of the willingness of the US taxpayer to adequately fund the government services.
- thatswrong0 9y agoAnd public prisons still have tons of private interests involved in their running (contractors, etc.). So no prison is truly public.
- aaron_m04 9y agoUS taxpayer here. I'm happy to fund prisoner rehabilitation, but I can't fund that without also funding an out of control military and a war on drugs. So, as a whole, I try to avoid taxes wherever I legally can.
- pnathan 9y agoWell, I can confidently say that your activities are executing a tragedy of the commons. Sorry.