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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by benj111 on Friday March 22, 2019 @06:59AM (#19461292)
Would you support some kind of quasi governmental organisation to administer prisons? Independent but answerable to the government, (like the Fed).

That would seem to address small govt concerns whilst avoiding the problems of the free market.

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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by golergka on Friday March 22, 2019 @07:13AM (#19461397)
I don't know enough about american prison system to have an informed opinion. My argument was about the principle and objectives I (or, generally speaking, a fiscal conservative) base my opinions on, not prisons in particular.
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Re:At $75K, housing a prisoner in California now costs more ... by benj111 on Friday March 22, 2019 @07:56AM (#19461662)
I was meaning in principle.
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