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The Breakdown with Shaun King

Ep. 638 - Why are we ok with our taxes fully funding mass incarceration, but not education and healthcare?

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.812.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

On most episodes of The Breakdown, I come here to inform you of one important idea or issue going on in the world, but today I have one VERY important question...Budgets are moral documents. They show values and priorities.

And almost every developed country in the world, and many developing countries for that matter, fully fund education and healthcare, from birth to death, but not here in America.

We fully fund mass incarceration and all of the jails, prisons, and incompetent police money can buy but then saddle our people with student loans, co-pays, deductibles, and outrageous health insurance premiums every single month.

Why have we accepted this? It's foolish. Let's dig in together.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:04.0

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0:06.6

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0:14.2

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0:20.7

On most days, I come here to inform you of one big idea about the news.

0:27.1

Today is one of those days where I actually have one big,

0:31.9

fundamental question I want to ask you.

0:34.2

And it's a question all of us should be asking ourselves,

0:39.1

asking our elected officials, and really demanding an answer for.

0:44.9

Why is it that we as a country fully believe that mass incarceration

0:52.6

should be funded 100 percent? Every single cost associated with mass incarceration is fully funded.

1:03.4

But every cost with education and health is not.

1:09.0

Why is that? You prioritize what you budget. You value what you budget.

1:15.7

And why is it that we as a country, Republicans and Democrats alike?

1:19.9

Are okay with fully funding mass incarceration, but not education and health care?

1:28.2

Let's talk about it. I want to explore that question.

1:32.0

I want to push the idea again that budgets are moral documents.

1:37.9

And the devil is literally in the details.

1:41.8

Let me unpack and explain what I mean.

1:44.1

Glad to be here with you. This is Sean King and you're listening to.

1:48.4

The breakdown.

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