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"When we underinvest in our own human capital, when so many Americans
are only marginally literate or numerate or suffer from ill health or
dependencies, then our entire country suffers. If America wants to
compete with China, we should worry less about intellectual property
protections and more about investing in the well-being of young Americans.
Yet the personal responsibility narrative leads states to refuse to
expand Medicaid. It leads us to lock up drug users instead of providing
them help, even though each dollar invested in treatment can save $12 or
more in reduced criminal justice and health costs.
When we as a nation are willing to pay extra so that we can lock people
up and rip apart their families, that’s gratuitous cruelty posturing as
policy."
Via Jennifer Freeman.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
