By the way… I have a chicago traffic site. It pretty much covers Traffic related stuff.

Come and check it out if you get time

Your mention of the privatized incarceration business was one I hadn’t even covered in thsi essay, but I am glad you took the time to bring it up. (Along with your other good points.) How is society served by a prison system that is run by people who are only trying to make a buck off of other people’s bad choices? The answer, of course, is that it isn’t. The only benefactors in the private prison system are the businesses who run these jails and who have the highest incentive to ensure that rehabilitation does not take place. Thier business model depends on repeat offenders in order to sustain their profits. For these systems to establish true rehabilitation would be tantamount to putting oneself out of business, something that makes no sense to a pure capitalist. They thrive on the continuation of crime and care little for the safety of aociety as a whole, despite any protestations to the contrary.