Sure that is true UNLESS you are the inmate.  

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From: povertyracewomen-bounces at nifl.gov
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Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 11:55 AM
To: povertyracewomen at nifl.gov
Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 94] Re: economic impact of earning a GED



Greetings:
 
In fairness, one has to sadly admit that discrimination by race, color,
and a million other measures is certainly not a uniquely American
phenomenon, but a universal problem among almost all peoples since the
dawn of time. (Anyone who bothered to join this web site is well aware
of this, but it helps to be reminded now and then to temper ones anger
at the blind injustice and mess we have made of the world we live in.)
 
We are primates with clothing and better tools - but still primates.
 
To paraphrase Carl Sagan, the amount of time man has been walking the
Earth since the beginning of the universe can be measured in the blink
of an eye. These and other social ills will not be solved in our
lifetime, or perhaps any lifetime considering the accelerating pace of
nuclear proliferation. One just does what one can.
 
As for prisons, it should be no surprise that most rehab programs are
poorly conceived, underfunded, and often ineffective. It will always be
so if there is no $$ in it for the special interest lobbies. When it
becomes more profitable to run community-based prison rehab problems
with meaningful performance measures, they will be everywhere. 
 
As the Irish say, It tis what it tis.  Accepting this fact helps us get
on with the business of doing whatever they can with whatever tools we
have available at the time. 
 
Carpe diem.
 
Paul Tracey  
www.learningaboutdiabetes.org <http://www.learningaboutdiabetes.org/>  

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