Comments by "Tony Wilson" (@tonywilson4713) on "Prison State (full documentary) | FRONTLINE" video.

Watching that made me wonder what America and its allies (I'm Australian) will be dealing with from having had people in Iraq and Afghanistan for the last 19-20 years. Here down under we are struggling with similar issues and costs. Its not a fundamental matter of failure its a fundamental matter of mismanagement. Its not as if we (like America) doesn't lack the money or resources. Its a matter of managing those resources. If you can spend $50,000 or $80,000 locking people up you should be able to spend the money on programs NOT getting them locked up. Is that easy or should we expect any transition will be simple and go smoothly? NO, but what's the alternative?
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@265hemi7 Its the one thing we can always be guaranteed of. No matter how well intentioned a government program or NGO program or independent charity is - there will always bee some sniveling shite trying to fleece it. I don't know if you remember it but there was that "Schools Building Program" that Labor di. They put up 4.5 Billion to keep the construction industry going and keep all those people employed. It was an absolutely fantastic idea. Private sector construction was at a standstill due to the GFC so they decided to put all those people to work doing stuff at every school in the country. But instead of listening to the school principals and school councils on what each school ACTUALLY needed they had government bureaucrats hand out contracts like confetti. Instead of 4.5 billion being spent on stuff schools needed they spent 2.5 billion on project management and 2 billion doing stuff that in may cases the school didn't need. That schools building program is a case study in bad management that EVERY university student should study.
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@265hemi7 I'm assuming 265 hemi means your a Chrysler boy?
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