The importance of the technology explosion, and those better educated to utilize it. It concerns applications in the political, economic, and social sciences. We hear many opinions on how or if we should extend social welfare. Some believe that strong programs through the churches and through the public sector are both necessary. I have heard the following comments, recently, from educated and Christian people.
Most prisoners are functionally illiterate, and thereby unemployable.
This percentage is expected to increase with changes in the social welfare system and continued restrictive policies that increase the cost of capital, reducing jobs formation or pushing jobs offshore. The large and growing proportion of incarcerated persons is from two sources. The other is the increasingly long and severe sentences imposed on those convicted of multiple felonies. Our discussions included illegal drug use, and the relative merits of incarceration, not just as a deterrent but to ensure an attempt for substance abuse rehabilitation We also discussed the child support recovery percentages, not very effective as shown by a point in time, but increasing percentages as interstate cooperation, and cooperation from federal agencies increases. There are also laws that make it difficult for a couple to marry and to raise a child, even though they may so wish.