TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoDC Democrats argue ranked choice voting is confusing to voters in predominantly Black areas as they seek to block potential vote on implementing the systemwww.businessinsider.comexternal-linkmessage-square267fedilinkarrow-up1755arrow-down133file-text
arrow-up1722arrow-down1external-linkDC Democrats argue ranked choice voting is confusing to voters in predominantly Black areas as they seek to block potential vote on implementing the systemwww.businessinsider.comTokenBoomer@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square267fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down14·edit-21 year agoRepublicans have the military industrial complex. Democrats have the poverty industrial complex.
minus-squareManifish_Destiny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·1 year agoWhat? For profit prisons, and tough on crime policies are two massive contributors to poverty. Not to mention centuries of racial oppression. Not defending the DNC, but come on…
minus-squarepostmateDumbass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down7·1 year agohttps://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-biden-senate-record-controversies-20190318-story.html Biden is and always has been a Wall Street democrat. The 1994 crine bill, championed by JB, is a significant reason the prision industrial complex has thrived for 30 years.
minus-squarePsychedSy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoPrivate prisons are 8% of federal prisons. Police unions do more lobbying and damage.
Republicans have the military industrial complex.
Democrats have the poverty industrial complex.
What?
For profit prisons, and tough on crime policies are two massive contributors to poverty.
Not to mention centuries of racial oppression.
Not defending the DNC, but come on…
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-biden-senate-record-controversies-20190318-story.html
Biden is and always has been a Wall Street democrat. The 1994 crine bill, championed by JB, is a significant reason the prision industrial complex has thrived for 30 years.
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Private prisons are 8% of federal prisons. Police unions do more lobbying and damage.