tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post2903762955991110270..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Bearish on private prison stocks if mass-incarceration bubble burstsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-15228829815085964012012-04-11T10:12:22.442-05:002012-04-11T10:12:22.442-05:00Prison profit should not be benefit by others. Peo...Prison profit should not be benefit by others. People should think of profiting in a good way not the bad.kamagrahttp://www.kamagracentre.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-74613884740164897192012-04-10T09:48:07.265-05:002012-04-10T09:48:07.265-05:00For me prisoners who serve their sentence on minim...For me prisoners who serve their sentence on minimum especially when they're old should given parole. After all they all renew their self.kamagrahttp://www.kamagracentre.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-92139769200560366772011-11-28T09:12:47.509-06:002011-11-28T09:12:47.509-06:00Considering that elected officials can make bank o...Considering that elected officials can make bank on "inside trading," it would be very interesting to see a list of the names of every official who has made money off these private prison company stocks. Not to mention the "gifts" from the companies' lobbyists...<br />Bull or Bear, this is nothing more than vile sewage and a perversion of tax payers money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-60750491554059910352011-11-26T12:36:16.803-06:002011-11-26T12:36:16.803-06:0011:32/8:51, You appear to be lacking in education ...11:32/8:51, You appear to be lacking in education yourself. Grits owned you and you still kept on pontificating after displaying your gross ignorance about public education! <br /><br />Whenever you generalize about anything, especially a large group of individuals, you are automatically wrong. For example, I am of English descent, does that make me stiff upper-lipped? But I am also of Irish descent, so does that make me a drunkard? I am also of German descent, so does that make me crave sauerkraut? And I am also of Polish descent, so I guess I need lots of help when changing a light bulb.The Comediannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38372763876168061052011-11-26T12:10:03.391-06:002011-11-26T12:10:03.391-06:00Should schooling be mandatory?
You try to force ...Should schooling be mandatory? <br /><br />You try to force them to attend school!<br /><br />Maybe we look at the population we are now trying to educate. Their numbers are exploding while those who appreciate education are becoming extinct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-12983680757919304192011-11-26T06:04:30.388-06:002011-11-26T06:04:30.388-06:009:47, I didn't detect any "point" at...9:47, I didn't detect any "point" at all in those rants, they're just tired, off-topic over-generalizations that were irrelevant to the subject at hand. That commenter never made a "point" in the sense of engaging in debate or argumentation, just a "complaint" about people s/he doesn't like.<br /><br />Any thoughts on the future of private prisons?Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-91059894358186062292011-11-25T21:47:25.706-06:002011-11-25T21:47:25.706-06:00Anon 12:04 makes a good point and I don't care...Anon 12:04 makes a good point and I don't care if it has anything to do with bearish prison stocks or not!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-36979991026359483282011-11-24T17:17:26.299-06:002011-11-24T17:17:26.299-06:00Read former Asst-HUD Secret. Catherine Austin Fitt...Read former Asst-HUD Secret. Catherine Austin Fitts' book, "Dillon Read & Co. and the Aristocracy of Prison Profits, available free on the web as ".... Stock Profits." But you can still find the old version. <br /> I hope you are right it's a bubble. Non-crimes have always been pumped way up to fill those prisons and generate revenue from all angles. Why would the land of most liberty be the one of most prisoners? Corruption at high levels, high crimes & misdemeanors, robber-baron bankers and communitarians. And the NRA stands down. We were RAISED and rote-conditioned to stand down.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808884177035705472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-42118608277669797662011-11-24T07:06:06.583-06:002011-11-24T07:06:06.583-06:00And what exactly, 12:04, does that tell us about w...And what exactly, 12:04, does that tell us about whether or why investors should be bullish or bearish on private prison stock prices? I fail to see the point of your complaint, nor what it has to do with the subject of the post.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-46695162846903682902011-11-23T14:36:30.668-06:002011-11-23T14:36:30.668-06:00The second President of the United States--I don&#...The second President of the United States--I don't know about the first--but I do know that John Adams was a strong proponent of free public education.ckikerintuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670661043872744115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-13917559995019451642011-11-23T12:04:15.516-06:002011-11-23T12:04:15.516-06:00My point, GFB, was that it's probably the last...My point, GFB, was that it's probably the last 2 generations of Americans who no longer appreciate the real value of a free public education. Instead of truly appreciating how lucky they are that the taxpayers give them this opportunity, they whine and complain about having to get up early to get to school, how they have too much homework, and how they are unfairly disciplined. Unfortunately, this "dead weight" is cluttering up the system for the few who genuinely want to learn. And for many of these "takers," the only difference between public school and prison is that they can have three free meals a day instead of two. <br /><br />Don't believe we've become a nation of uneducated idiots who depend of the government to wipe their bottoms and tell them how to live their lives? We are informed this week by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (no less) that it can be dangerous to use a deep fried turkey cooker. Maybe Ron Paul isn't such a bad candidate after all. I've seen it all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18085282031517506472011-11-23T11:58:19.823-06:002011-11-23T11:58:19.823-06:00Sheldon -
"How dare you profit by robbing our...Sheldon -<br />"How dare you profit by robbing our freedoms."<br /><br />I suppose you didn't do anything to get yourself locked up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-43312660554735577202011-11-23T11:36:57.113-06:002011-11-23T11:36:57.113-06:0011:32/8:51, there are grains of truth in what you&...11:32/8:51, there are grains of truth in what you're saying but they're so wrapped up with all the lies, distortions and delusions that it's difficult to parse. My point was that you were completely clueless when you questioned the source of Texas' commitment to free public education, which goes back far beyond 2 generations.<br /><br />Should schooling be mandatory? That's a different question for a different blog. I was just pointing out that you're FOS, not trying to launch an off-topic debate on "what's wrong with kids these days."Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-24943546940778138812011-11-23T11:32:50.919-06:002011-11-23T11:32:50.919-06:00And what happens when a large percentage of the po...And what happens when a large percentage of the population doesn't care if their kids are educated or not? They didn't care about their own education and they certainly don't care about their kids getting one. And heaven forbid if you should attempt to punish one of their children for disrupting class and keeping other children from learning. The idea of the government educating children back in 1836 was a good one--back when parents really appreciated the fact that having their children become educated for free was an invaluable commodity and a key to a better life for their kids. Unfortunately, too many parents don't see it that way anymore. Ever heard that old saying "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink?" That's what we're doing with way too many kids these days. Don't believe me? Ask any teacher or admininistrator in a public school setting---especially in most urban schools. If the students don't care, and the parents don't care, these educators are saddled with an impossible task. At what point to we stop pouring good money after bad?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-1041163273675641912011-11-23T10:19:01.068-06:002011-11-23T10:19:01.068-06:008:51, in Texas the idea that "free public edu...8:51, in Texas the idea that "free public education as an entitlement" goes back far more than two generations. Failure to provide public education was one of the complaints articulated in the Texas Declaration of Independence.<br /><br />Art. 7, Sec. 1 declares, "A general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people, it shall be the duty of the Legislature of the State to establish and make suitable provision for the support and maintenance of an efficient system of public free schools."Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-31167783268333688102011-11-23T09:58:08.780-06:002011-11-23T09:58:08.780-06:00It has always seemed to me that there are certain ...It has always seemed to me that there are certain government functions that cannot constitutionally be outsourced, and one is imprisonment. Taking the freedom of a citizen and forcing him to live in a cage for years ought to be seen as a very grave thing, not the first option for most cases.<br /><br />As to Anon 8:51, wake up and smell the 21st century coffee. Free public education allows society to tap and develop all the talent in our children, not just those few who can afford to pay. And listening to Texans gripe about the rotten education system is always laughable. How about trying actually funding education, instead of piously supporting the concept on the lowest financial support in the country. You get what you pay for. Then opting almost exclusively for the highest cost punishment - incarceration- just devours our tax dollars, when there are far more effective and far less costly methods. Quit criminalizing everything, divert non-violent property and drug cases to community programs and reserve prisons for only the serious violent offenders.<br /><br />And btw, the function of government goes far beyond just defending the country and making business easy. There is the common welfare of the people, including making sure all have access to health care. I'm not ready to watch people die because they couldn't pay for care. Is that what you propose, 8:51?Phillip Bakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-78560461419886305852011-11-23T08:51:44.354-06:002011-11-23T08:51:44.354-06:00When you have at least two generations of people w...When you have at least two generations of people who view a free public education as an entitlement rather than a valuable gift, what do you expect. We've tied the hands of teachers and school administrators when it comes to discipline. Parents, who view the public school system as free-babysitting, are allowed to dictate how their child is punished for misbehavior in school. And at the same time, they couldn't care less about whether their child completes their homework or can actually read and write. But then we complain that the "system" has failed when these same disruptive youth become wards of the state in the criminal justice syestem. And please don't get me started on this notion that there is a natural "right" to free public healthcare. The one paramount purpose of government is to protect us from all threats, foreign and domestic. I'm not sure when this notion came about that it's the responsibility of the government to provide us with a teat to suckle on from cradle to grave, but it's just about to bankrupt this country. Here's a novel idea: How about people becoming responsible for their own well being and raising their children? I personally have no problem with government making sure there is enough prison space to protect us from those who are a threat to our lives, liberty and property. It's certainly better spent there than on this abysmal failure we call a public educational system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-16693671274868307902011-11-23T07:01:26.498-06:002011-11-23T07:01:26.498-06:00Haven't institutional investors in the private...Haven't institutional investors in the private prison sector of the market been moving funds out of the industry and re-positioning their investments to focus on Sober Living facility acquisition and management?FleaStiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09837830811566745662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-13137192633749121352011-11-23T05:53:11.276-06:002011-11-23T05:53:11.276-06:00There is something inherently wrong with a nation ...There is something inherently wrong with a nation that spends more on prisons than on education and/or health care. There is also something drastically wrong with Texas since we lead the nation in teen pregnancies and high school drop outs but have more people incarcerated per capita than any other state. What's wrong with this picture, private prisons not withstanding.RSO wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125370082588943280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-18803939546139286232011-11-22T18:25:08.842-06:002011-11-22T18:25:08.842-06:00I think our economic system is not working right.
...I think our economic system is not working right.<br />Having one of the biggest prison populations in the world shows that a lot of people are not able to function in America. Some people have to resort to stealing or being in an under-ground economy to survive. And now with so much of a person's life recorded on computer files some people can never start over.<br /><br />I don't think this country would have reached the pinnacle of the the 1950's if today's attitude of being so judgemental about everyone was in place. Sure they investigated a person's politics (make sure you're not a commie) but they did not have an indepth rap sheet a on activities done since childhood. <br /><br />I wonder what happened in America that something like the Prison Corporation of America was created. What sick folks must work there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-23999429173209082312011-11-22T14:51:34.135-06:002011-11-22T14:51:34.135-06:00Modern day slave trade is alive and doing well in ...Modern day slave trade is alive and doing well in America. May all the people who are profiting from others misery, who are banking on the destruction of the land of the free home of the brave, who dishonor the sacrifices of our soldiers who died for our freedom, please drop dead ASAP. How dare you profit by robbing our freedoms. If you can drop dead sooner than ASAP, please feel free.Sheldon tyc#47333https://www.blogger.com/profile/17236854879241753231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38756911025941963032011-11-22T13:35:18.703-06:002011-11-22T13:35:18.703-06:00From my biased moral perspective, there's some...From my biased moral perspective, there's something inherently immoral about prison for profit.<br /><br />Rev. Charlesckikerintuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02670661043872744115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-34228350236014867232011-11-22T13:33:12.494-06:002011-11-22T13:33:12.494-06:00Well, we know their lobbyists will be out in full ...Well, we know their lobbyists will be out in full force during this election cycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com