Comment on Is America Really That Bad?
elscallr@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Honestly, no. People bitch a lot but I’ve lived here a lot of years, my healthcare is fine, despite owning several guns I’ve never seen one fired at anyone, and I can pretty much do whatever I want.
Aabbcc@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Just a few million homeless, hungry, and incarcerated, plus the exploitation of workers in poorer nations, and you can be pretty ok with how things are! It’s a great system
Hoomod@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Last I checked, US had like 20% of the world’s prison population. Just absolutely insane, plus prison doesn’t exactly rehabilitate anyone, so people just end up back in it
fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It also removes any chance you once had at being a law abiding citizen. Once you have a record you basically aren’t allowed to work anymore.
Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Well, when a good chunk of your prisons are for profit, and there is no system to incentivise reform, then it makes sense. They don’t want to kill their business.
It’s bullshit though. Prisons should be paid based on how many of their inmates successfully rehabilitate.