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Wow. $290 a day to house a prisoner.
It is actually cheaper to send someone to uni on a full ride. Or keep someone in a hospital.
I wonder why that little fact doesn't get much play in the media, hmmmm? Would we all be so keen on 'tough on crime' policies if they also came with a comparison of the opportunity cost? A new prison vs I dunno, five new schools? Smaller classrooms? An increase to welfare payments?
Meh. And I have a test on this stuff and I am not ready! Sooo not ready. Dammit I really wanted to do well in this unit.
It is actually cheaper to send someone to uni on a full ride. Or keep someone in a hospital.
I wonder why that little fact doesn't get much play in the media, hmmmm? Would we all be so keen on 'tough on crime' policies if they also came with a comparison of the opportunity cost? A new prison vs I dunno, five new schools? Smaller classrooms? An increase to welfare payments?
Meh. And I have a test on this stuff and I am not ready! Sooo not ready. Dammit I really wanted to do well in this unit.