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thomhartmann

(3,979 posts) Sat Apr 25, 2015, 01:10 PM Apr 2015

Thom Hartann: The Prison "Pay to Play" System Exposed

The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann on RT TV & FSTV "live" 7pm and 10pm check www.thomhartmann.com/tv for local listings

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Thom Hartann: The Prison "Pay to Play" System Exposed (Original Post) thomhartmann Apr 2015 OP

K&R..... daleanime Apr 2015 #1

Re: Oregon Legalizing Recreational Marijuana... panfluteman Apr 2015 #2

Mass incarceration is a money maker, like war, and most people don't have the time to understand midnight Apr 2015 #3

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

1. K&R.....

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Sat Apr 25, 2015, 03:14 PM

Apr 2015

panfluteman

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2. Re: Oregon Legalizing Recreational Marijuana...

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Sun Apr 26, 2015, 02:43 AM

Apr 2015

All these states legalizing marijuana to generate badly needed revenue for the state is one unintended consequence of Republican economic policies to "starve the beast of big government"!

midnight

(26,624 posts)

3. Mass incarceration is a money maker, like war, and most people don't have the time to understand

Reply to thomhartmann (Original post)

Sun Apr 26, 2015, 07:11 AM

Apr 2015

the profitability details that requires high levels of incarceration. So thanks for posting this.

Here in Wisconsin. Federal dollars for people who have underwater mortgages was not given to these homeowners, but given to the prosecutors office to help with this prison idea of locking folks up.

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