Monday, February 1, 2010
Legislature / Woods State Lawmakers Call for Saving Money by Starving Prison Inmates
Posted by Jeff Woods on Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 7:01 AM
Our first Wacky Bill of the Week is SB 2756 by Sen. Doug Jackson (D-Dickson) and Rep. John Tidwell (D-New Johnsonville). At a time when money is short, they've found a way to trim fat. Under the bill, state prisoners would get only two meals a day, except when a doctor says there's a medical reason for an inmate to eat more. Money saved would go for education, naturally.OK, it's hard to top that one for meanness. But how about this cruel jackassery from the twisted mind of Stacey Campfield? Under his bill, a down-on-her-luck welfare mother who hits the lottery jackpot won't celebrate for long. Hah! She'll have to give back that cash.
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Thank you, Woods.
This time you are right on both counts. Amazing how the Democrats are trying to out flank the GOP for dibs on the idiotic extreme.
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So what's the problem with the tax payers being paid back when someone hits the lottery? Its not like there is freakin interest taxed onto it!
If someone wins 1 million and they owe $5000.00 in back welfare assistance, do you really think they are going to give at rat's arse about having to pay it back?
Can we kick Doug Jackson out of the Democratic Party, please? He's an embarrassment.
Has anybody thought of United States high prisoner rate, world highest rate. For security or just to provide Prison Industrial Complex? Or to satisfy happy sentencing and merciless emotions politicians and moneymakers profit from? Society weaknesses become obvious in crucial times not only when banker's products or (GM) cars are concerned: Lawmakers products as well.
