Because to be honest I do not agree about the ideas that Prisons are a growth industry and as such GDP will go up. It may in a micro-economics sense but overall (macro) it takes resources out of more productive uses into wasteful uses.
Just count the number of young people that could be productive members of society instead of wasting their lives away.
You seemed to have missed the Alaskan connections. They actually sent people down to Arizona also. Cost to house and supervise is astronomical in Alaska-as far as I read.
Anyway, good diary. ------------------------------ Rutherfordian RDRutherford
btw, the growth and gdp stuff was sarcasm. Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
I was trained as a claims adjuster. The only requirement was any degree and take a test. Other than that they hired me because of my customer service skills. ------------------------------ Rutherfordian RDRutherford