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It is quite obvious to me that your bigger criminal rate is related to the bigger gap betwwen the rich and the poor in your polulation.
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Combine that with the perception of many (but not all) that a lot of folks are getting rich by pushing the envelope of what's legal (e.g. Enron, corporate accounting "irregularties" and earnings restatements, mutual fund scandals, the old S&L scandal, etc.. Seems to me that type of thing would foster the mentality - get it anyway you can, while you can, hope you don't get caught.
Unlikely anyone can fix that anytime soon. The populace wouldn't understand anything other than the simple quick fix our pol's like to tout. People here are dumbed down by the education system, as well as the news and entertainment media. Throw in a few million illegals, don't encourage them to learn the English language, and let's sit back and watch the US become a military superpower run like a 3rd world nation.
And no...I'm not a liberal, nor am I a rightwinger...I'm complicated.
