BoringAccountant
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Oh, I anticipated the question and answered it already, a few pages ago.
Sorry I started reading on page 4...must have missed it.
ok, so what? I mean you never answered the question...yes, these are all fine examples of meaningless government waste, I agree, and it should be dealt with also to reduce it...there are a million other ways in which the government can reduce the national debt, reduce the budget, etc...but the fact still remains...And if you're gonna argue over the cost of keeping inmates fed and under a roof, then let's start talking about the "bridge to nowhere" in Alaska, the navy ship in Mississippi that nobody asked for, Laura Bush's own personal baker, John Kerry's overpriced haircut, the TSA, the HUD, the War on Drugs, that CIA experiment to use LSD as mind control, Social Seurity, last year's energy bill, ....
Some person killed another person and deserves to die for that, why should I as a taxpayer agree to say, hmmm. ok I think I will put forth some of my tax money for the rest of my life as well as all my fellow Americans to take care of this guy when I know he deserves to die?
Your examples don't necessarily take into account that something has done something wrong and should be punished...What did John Kerry or Laura Bush do that I should be morally objected to paying for his haircut and her baker? I think that answer avoids the question.
I'm just not OK with that, even if there are benefits to it.
I understand your reasoning and your morals on this subject...you in essence dont want to have the blood of an innocent man on your hands, ok. I dont have stats, maybe someone could provide them, but frankly I dont think they exist, about how many innocents have been convicted and died because they were charged with murder? Our legal system is all kinds of screwed up and needs some change, but I do not think it is at the point where we are killing a lot of innocents. Granted, ONE innocent life being taken is wrong and is not acceptable, BUT I would argue that the risk of having an innocent person put to death does not compare to need to put these cold-blooded murderers to death. Just a difference of opinion Tube I guess