And the savings will be short-lived, which is why he’s talking about it. Somebody’s gonna come out better over the next several years in a deal like that, and it won’t be the state of Ohio. But Kasich knows which side his bread’s buttered on.
There are TONS of sensible ways to reduce prison sentences on nonviolent offenders and save money. Even now, almost no states are trying them.
Pols just get a little crazy when dealing with prison costs. They’ll shut down the schools first.
No problem there. But I was getting tired of an essential point repeatedly going ignored.
Yes, that’s so.
I’ve just seen too many instances, in recent years, of people finding a situation intolerable, and promptly replacing it with something even worse.
There was an investor, guy named Graham who was Warren Buffett’s guru, whose first principle of investing was to make sure you didn’t lose your principal. That rule’s applicable to a lot in life. Before I place any riverboat gambles, I want to know what the odds are, rather than just finding that the status quo is lousy.
There are lots of alternatives out there. House arrest for nonviolent criminals. Ending the freakin’ war on drugs. Changing laws so that criminals who’ve done their time can at least get a menial job.
Hey, I’ve been against the death penalty for longer than we’ve known each other. Just because America has a death penalty over my objections is no argument in my book for adding another barbaric punishment.
Yes, and being aware of one’s flaws and trying to counter them is what you do when you’re self-aware. Why open ourselves up to our worst natures in a whole new way?
And someday the budget crunch will pass, saving money on incarceration will lose its importance, and we’ll flog and imprison.