{"id":112161,"date":"2020-06-17T14:27:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T18:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=112161"},"modified":"2020-06-17T14:27:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T18:27:20","slug":"letter-how-will-the-government-pay-to-build-this-new-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-how-will-the-government-pay-to-build-this-new-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: How will the government pay to build this new prison?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I see that the discussion has started again about the need for a new prison. My question is who will pay for it?<\/p>\n

To me it is a matter of\u00a0 priorities. As humans we have basic needs and among other\u00a0things, we demand roads, security, schools, hospitals, health clinics and water, which in a drought prone island, is expensive to produce. The money to pay for these services has to come from taxes that no one likes to pay.<\/div>\n
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So now we add a new prison. How will the government pay to build this new prison? Would all of those folks who are demanding a new prison be willing to contribute a 5% or 10% tax on their salary and wages?<\/div>\n
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Would it be cheaper to invest that money in social programmes to support the eradication of the ills that lead persons to prison? Do we need to address all the single parent families, where many children are growing up with little\u00a0or no male guidance (absent fathers) and with little interaction with the hard working and stressed out mother. Yes we can continue to turn a blind eye to these ills and take the easy way out. Build a bigger prison. And then a bigger one and a bigger one.<\/div>\n
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If we do not address the roots of the problems we will never have a large enough prison.<\/div>\n
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Dino Martin<\/div>\n

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Dear Editor, I see that the discussion has started again about the need for a new prison. My question is who will pay for it? To me it is a matter of\u00a0 priorities. 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