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Old 01-11-2020, 11:03 AM   #2671
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Old 01-12-2020, 09:14 AM   #2672
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Not all the news is bad...

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Now those shithole countries can read what we're saying about them.

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Old 01-12-2020, 05:28 PM   #2673
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They have recently walked that back, so they're now on my menu.
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Old 01-12-2020, 07:23 PM   #2674
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Makes me wish we had a Chick-Fil-A here.
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Old 01-22-2020, 02:21 AM   #2675
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Old 01-22-2020, 06:36 AM   #2676
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Do those prices take into account state subsidies?
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Old 01-22-2020, 06:40 AM   #2677
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Seems like they must, I can't see another reason for that much variation but I guess the amount of, or lack of, competition may be at play.
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Old 01-23-2020, 01:04 AM   #2678
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When I see these charts, graphs or articles about total wealth of a country, I always wonder what it is? Add up the assessed value of all properties, total of every company's accounts receivable, and all the deposits in piggy banks? No, that can't be it.
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Old 01-23-2020, 10:07 AM   #2679
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In a week, we can watch the UK part just vanish.
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Old 01-24-2020, 02:09 AM   #2680
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Old 01-24-2020, 05:58 AM   #2681
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Maybe the expensive states serve edible food and don’t have decrepit buildings, pay the guards better to get more professional people, etc.
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Old 01-24-2020, 09:14 AM   #2682
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You mean instead of contracting it out to for profit prisons?
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Old 01-24-2020, 12:06 PM   #2683
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I'm really surprised Massachusetts is so cheap. It destroys my theory about liberal places spending more on decent prisons.
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Old 01-24-2020, 02:44 PM   #2684
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This article notes that Massachusetts has a somewhat unique system where, independent from their main prisons, county sheriffs run "houses of correction" for anyone serving 2.5 years or less. It's possible those figures weren't included in their overall budget for this chart, or that it's just a cheaper way of doing things than, for example, putting small-time criminals in max security.
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Old 01-24-2020, 11:57 PM   #2685
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Some prisons/states may see more income from their slave labor than others.
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