It has been said that a government’s budget isn’t only a statement of priorities, but also a reflection of a society’s values. California’s proposed budget reveals skewed priorities and hollow values. For the first time, and unique among large states, California will soon spend more on its prisons than on its public universities… More prison spending will mean better pay for the highest paid, most politically influential prison personnel in the nation, as well as more prisons, but no one is certain it will result in a better corrections system. There’s no uncertainty, however, about the benefits that flow from investing in education. Nothing predicts future success better than a good education, and nothing guarantees failure more than the lack of one.

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by Maya Harris, The San Francisco Chronicle.

Posted: May 29th, 2007, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.