Thursday, March 1, 2012
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About Me
- Civic Mistress
- I am Elaine. I'm a political junkie. I've been on the front line, now I'm on the sideline. I am no longer married to politics, but I'm still its mistress. I know its likes, its dislikes and its dirty little secrets. I've been a door knocker, organizer, candidate, school board trustee, city councillor, and now a civic mistress. Great moments in my career: *after 12 years on the Saskatoon Public School Board, left with a touch of sanity; *three times elected chair (and so far the first and only female holding that office); *helped prevent the building a mega million dollar white elephant for central office and in lieu re-adapted a beautiful historic building in downtown Saskatoon. Political Philosophy: Hey, those are my tax dollars your spending.
well said
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ReplyDeleteIf they are being wise, then why aren't they looking at the costs of the new crime bill or the costs of the fighter jets.
ReplyDeleteIf they were concerned about the economy, they should likely want to know the full financial impact of their ideological decisions.
Brad Wall should be questioning the federal government on these costs!
The costs of the new crime bill are dwarfed by the real economic costs to citizens (property insurance, replacement costs, loss of income, therapy and medical costs) as well as the emotional distress of having these criminals out in the community.
ReplyDeleteSome of these criminals engage in activities to which there can be no restitution which will 'make the victim whole'. Keep criminals behind bars.
I'd assume that because you used the term 'real economic cost', you have seen a study that identifies this 'real' cost for easy comparison to the non-existent projected cost of the new crime bill?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the 'real' cost of a suburban, middle class kid getting thrown in jail for years because they have a small amount of weed? and then on the other hand, what is the 'real' cost of impacts on citizens that that kid with a bit of weed imposes on society?
Based on your statement, I assume you must have figured that out? Or maybe did you just not look at the crime bill at all? Instead just thought "yes, punishing people, that's good...that will keep people from doing bad things, just like it didn't do in the U.S....."