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Fumesucker

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10. To recap: Violent gangs were created by politicians pushing horrible policy for personal gain

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Fri Nov 16, 2012, 06:29 AM

Nov 2012

Now those same violent gangs have been put in charge of for profit prisons also created by politicians pushing horrible policy for personal gain.

When will someone point the finger at the politicians who engineered this entire fiasco?

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Private Prison Company Allegedly Partnered With Violent Gangs To Save Money [View all] Tx4obama Nov 2012 OP

oh, but the private sector is the best way to pnwest Nov 2012 #1

Smells like... dchill Nov 2012 #2

Where exactly should I feign surprise? nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #3

kr & not the first time HiPointDem Nov 2012 #4

Well, gosh. That plan has absolutely no potential to go horribly, horribly wrong. Fridays Child Nov 2012 #5

Yet another tale of capitalism gone wrong. gtar100 Nov 2012 #6

This should be shocking; but in today's America, it's not. Jim__ Nov 2012 #7

Those pinkos write this as if it were a bad thing. Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #8

Color me surprised! tavalon Nov 2012 #9

To recap: Violent gangs were created by politicians pushing horrible policy for personal gain Fumesucker Nov 2012 #10

"Reducing payroll costs" Scootaloo Nov 2012 #11

Shame on America for using private prisons. Shame, shame, shame. Scuba Nov 2012 #12

+1...... madrchsod Nov 2012 #13

USA USA USA progressoid Nov 2012 #14

Private for profit prisons are a counterproductive, dysfunctional, bordering on evil institution Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #15

So the government is paying profiteers Tsiyu Nov 2012 #16