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Commentary Philly’s Number One! But Not in a Good Way…

Diana Lind | Mon, Jun 9, 2008 | Tags: new york city, economy, philadelphia, money, jobs, diana lind, budget, incarcarations, number one, prisons, prison | 0

As Karen Heller writes today on Philly.com — Philadelphia leads the country in percentage of citizens incarcerated. Read on to find out why prisons are a booming industry, how many grams of cocaine you could fit in a sugar packet, and why keeping a prisoner in jail is about the cost of a year’s tuition at a fancy college.

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Guests To the Bone - Gov. Charlie Crist’s Property Tax Cuts Are Too Deep For State Budget

Shelton Hull | Fri, Apr 25, 2008 | Tags: john mccain, florida, budget, budgets, charlie crist, property tax cuts, cuts, tax cuts, shelton hull | 0

NAC is proud to present our new daily report contributor, Shelton Hull, columnist and writer based in Jacksonville, Florida. His work has appeared in FolioWeekly, Counterpunch, Ink19 and Section 8 Magazine. His first column deals with property tax cuts in Florida and how they have cities scrambling to stay ahead of their budgets.

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