gave it to people in the form of services and subsidies
If we took a fraction of the money we spent on prisons and police and prosecutors and simply gave it to people in the form of services and subsidies, we'd do a lot more to fight crime that way.
Maybe, if people don’t have money for food, then the State should provide them with money! Oh wait, they already do, it’s called food stamps-bridge cards.
Well then, maybe if people have lost their jobs, then the State should provide them with money! Oh wait, they already do, it’s called unemployment compensation.
Well then, maybe if people were not working, then the State should provide them with money! Oh wait, they already do, it’s called the Welfare Program.
Well then, maybe if people don’t have enough money for rent, then the State should provide them with money! Oh wait, they already do,it’s called HUD Housing Choice Voucher Program [[Section 8).
Well then, maybe if people don’t have enough money to pay their energy bills, then the state should give them some money! Oh wait, they already do, it’s called the State Emergency Relief Program [[SER).
Well then, maybe if people don’t have enough money to pay for health care, then the State should give them money. Oh wait, they already do, it’s called the Medicaid Low Income Family [[LIF) Program
Well then, maybe if people can’t work because the’re disabled, then the State should provide them with money! Oh wait,they already do, it’s called Social Security Disability Insurance.
Well then, maybe ……………………………………