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Originally Posted by redforever
Each and everyone of us is affected by crime whether we like to think we are or not. Do you have a deadbolt on your house even if you live in a safe neighborhood and your house has never been broken into? How many of you walk your children to school, whether or not you or any one else in your social circle has ever had a child that has been molested? Do you bemoan the fact that costs in department stores are very high but forget that shoplifting plays a major role in that price you have just paid? Are you afraid to walk in some areas, take public transportation in some areas, live in some areas, even if you have never been accosted?
The discussion was not whether all criminals should be locked up for longer periods of time. The discussion was whether the very hardened criminals should be locked up for longer and if you would be willing to pay more to have those people off the streets, in other words, those who have shown they will not rehabilitate, those who are very dangerous, those with pasts that show they are repeat offenders and the like.
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But you're basically talking like you know for sure people would be willing to pay more taxes. All I'm saying is, don't be surprised if not everyone is as willing to up their taxes signficantly as you would be, that's all. And I guess it would depend on how much more taxes, and I have no idea.