What's Wrong With This Statement?

2.2 million people are incarcerated in the U.S. More than 1 in 100 American adults were incarcerated at the start of 2008. The People's Republic of China ranks second with 1.5 million, despite having over four times the population of the US


This was a blurb on the news at the beginning of 2008, hardly a iota of concern from the population on the whole.

The United States (A.K.A. land of the free, home of the brave) has 5% of the world's population and 25% of the world's incarcerated population.

This is now more than a form of punishment for crimes committed, this is a full blown industry employing thousands if not hundreds of thousands rivaling even the largest of automakers and other companies that actually produce goods.

From the agents and police used in investigations and arrests to the judicial administrative staff need to process the prisoner to the guard staff needed to incarcerate to the food services staff needed for delivery to the agriculture area needed to grow the food to the weapons manufacturer needed to supply the guards with weapons and potentially the criminals to initiate the crime to the construction staff who build and maintain the prison to the architectural resources for the design to the mining company for the concrete and steel to the auctioneers to dispense of seized assets from homes to boats to guns to art to.....you see the picture?

What politician would have the balls to cut it by 50%? It would be political suicide to tell that amount of voters that he or she will be moving to end their jobs imprisoning their fellow citizens.

Only in America.


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Governor Granholm Profile Of A Canadian Tool

It was recently reported that Michigan's Governor Granholm rode a bicycle and took a bus to work. This was touted as a way to save money for the state.

Is she serious? What did she save aside from private money on a PR campaign? 10 bucks in gas?

There are people in Michigan who take the bus daily to work Governor, those who have jobs but still cannot afford a car because they are putting food on the table.

Would the Governor wait for 45 minutes at a bus stop in below freezing weather to go to work like so many Michiganders do daily in winter? I think not.

It was also proposed earlier this year for the state governing bodies work for 4 days a week instead of 5 to save money the state doesn't have. What a crock of shit! How about working 20 days a month without pay to get some business in the state?

Save the bike ride Governor, I'll give you the 5 bucks in gas money to make sure your butt is in the office as long as you do your job and bring some business to the state.

What a tool.

As a side note for those who may not know:
Volkswagen chose Tennessee for their new billion dollar plant location and not Michigan, good job Governor!


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