tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post2981701553560018063..comments2024-03-28T02:29:13.507-07:00Comments on Legal Ruralism: Law and Order in the Ozarks (Part XLV): Bashing the feds on the front page?Lisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-17262792354036174802010-01-09T07:17:38.732-08:002010-01-09T07:17:38.732-08:00There is a lot talk regarding ARRA funding that re...There is a lot talk regarding ARRA funding that reminds me of "keep the government's hands off my Medicare." I hear people in the Ozarks condemning "wasteful" stimulus funding and stating that what the federal government needs to do, instead, is resurrect the WPA and the CCC. The construction of public improvements through the ARRA is probably faster and more efficient than setting up a WPA-like bureaucracy and a quasi-military organization like the CCC.<br /><br />The economic importance of jail and courthouse facilities in rural counties has many dimensions. The people who are involved in family law, domestic abuse (aggressors and victims) and rural crime together support another class--lawyers, judges, courthouse employees, social workers and law enforcement personnel. The amount of money involved, which comes from the underclass and tax revenues, is significant in counties without substantial industrial or commercial activity.<br /><br />It would make sense to reduce the family and substance abuse pathologies that result in all this courthouse business and the need for bigger and better jails. But I don't know how to get there from here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com