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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by pnutjam on Friday March 22, 2019 @06:37AM (#19461158)
There's no equal demand for status quo in the US. There is a political system that lets voices be amplified enough for those with vested interests to pretend they have an equal demand.

big difference

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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by jjoonathan on Friday March 22, 2019 @07:08AM (#19461354)
The "hang 'em high" crowd is not a tiny minority. They're the supermajority voice on the conservative side of the aisle and you'll even see them represented elsewhere in this comments section.
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